An Ascribed Status Is One That

question 95

Multiple Choice

An ascribed status is one that

• A) someone tries to achieve but fails to do so.
• B) a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it.
• C) someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it.
• D) is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities.

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Definitions:

Examining

The act of inspecting or investigating something carefully in order to gain information about it.

Maternal Attention

The focus, responsiveness, and care a mother gives to her offspring, crucial for the emotional and physical development of the child.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in the temporal lobe, it plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory and in spatial memory that enables navigation.

Expression

The process of conveying thoughts, feelings, or information, whether through facial movements, speech, or artistic medium.