Men Account for 89 Percent of All Video Game Designers

question 40

Multiple Choice

Men account for 89 percent of all video game designers and for 97 percent of all video game programmers. What does this statement suggest about ascribed and achieved statuses?

• A)Sometimes ascribed statuses overshadow achieved statuses.
• B)Male is a master status.
• C)Ascribed characteristics can play a role in the statuses people achieve.
• D)Ascribed statuses have no bearing on statuses achieved.

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Definitions:

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, which provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation after deducting liabilities, representing owners' claims against the company's assets.

Common Stock Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings distributed to holders of its common stock, typically in the form of cash or additional shares.

Treasury Stock

Shares that were once outstanding and have been reacquired by the corporation, reducing the number of shares available on the open market.