According to Status Characteristics Theory, Which of the Following Factors

question 88

Multiple Choice

According to status characteristics theory, which of the following factors does not determine status?

• A) control over the resources needed by the group
• B) contribution to goals
• C) ability to conform to group norms
• D) personality
• E) talent

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Definitions:

Proletariat

The class of wage-earners in a capitalist society who, having no capital, sell their labor to live.

Bourgeoisie

The class that, in Marxist contexts, owns the means of production in a capitalist society, often opposed to the proletariat class.

Sociology

The study of human society, social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life.

Objective Reality

A concept referring to the existence of objects, facts, or phenomena independent of human perception and beliefs.