For most people, the word statussignifies prestige. For sociologists, status is _________.
A. a social position that a person occupies in society
B. the process of acting toward and reacting to people around us
C. a social position that a person is born in to
D. the behavior expected of a person in a particular place in society
E. also a signifier of prestige and rank
Answer: A
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