Question

An 83-year-old woman is placed at a small table in a dark corner of a trendy nightclub and is ignored by the staff. her shoddy treatment is probably due to her age, which is a(an) ______________ status.

Answer 1

This is an ascribed status. These are the characteristics and parts of one's being that are attained at birth or given to them later in life without their control. Age, sex, race, ethnicity: all of these characteristics are largely out of a person's control and are ascribed to them from the time they are born.