Describe a Status That Is,at the Same Time,both Ascribed and Achieved.Which

question 49

Essay

Describe a status that is,at the same time,both ascribed and achieved.Which qualities of this status fit with the ascribed category,and why? Which qualities of this status fit with the achieved category,and why?

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Definitions:

United Nations

An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among the world's nations.

NAFTA

The North American Free Trade Agreement, an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.

Trade Barriers

Restrictions imposed by a government on international trade, often to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

U.S. legislation that sets the limitations as to whether a foreign sovereign nation (and its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities) may be sued in U.S. courts.