Question

During a meeting, a co-worker introduces herself as a native of Brazil who moved to America with her parents when she was three months old.
What is this co-worker describing?
ОА.
her master status
OB. her social role
O c. her ascribed status
OD.
her achieved status

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is C. Her ascribed status.

Explanation:

Ascription is the acquisition of a social position and status without being subject to personal influence, as is the case with inheritance, gender or age. This is in contrast to acquisition, in which personal influence does play a role and the social position is determined by performance and capacities.  

Where in class society birth determined the class to which one belonged, this changed with the advent of industrial society with its market economy. Capacities and achievements became increasingly important and there was a shift towards meritocracy.