Sometimes One Status in a Status Set Is So Important

question 44

Multiple Choice

Sometimes one status in a status set is so important to a person's social identity, it overshadows all other statuses a person occupies. That "so important" status is known as a(n) __________ status.

• A)achieved
• B)ascribed
• C)master
• D)premier

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Definitions:

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