Which of the Following Represents an Achieved Status

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents an achieved status?

• A) being a high school drop-out
• B) acting like your mother when she was your age
• C) having a prescribed sex (male or female)
• D) knowing your particular ethnic descent

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Definitions:

Ethnicity

A category of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.

Gender

The characteristics of people as males and females.

Race

A classification of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct within a given society.

Single-Parent Mothers

Mothers who are raising their children without the involvement of the children's other parent, due to various circumstances.