An ascribed status is a social position

A. attained by a person largely through his or her own effort.
B. assigned to a person without regard to the person's unique characteristics or talents.
C. based solely on income and wealth.
D. based solely on lifestyle.


B. assigned to a person without regard to the person's unique characteristics or talents.

Sociology

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A secondary appraisal involves

a. making a new primary appraisal. b. evaluating one's ability to cope. c. reassessing an event as benign, positive, or stressful. d. evaluating all stressors in one's life as benign.

Sociology

Discuss the major components of the Gentleman's Agreement between the United States and Japan

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Studies of how women are represented in the media reveal which of these?

A. Women athletes are featured for their athletic prowess. B. Women politicians are featured for their economic and national security knowledge. C. Children's programming often features women in non-traditional gendered roles. D. Women who challenge traditional gender roles are often sexualized.

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Herbert Blumer’s theoretical orientation would most closely align with which of the following statements?

a. Social life as a dynamic process with actors creating patterns of behavior b. Actors approach social interaction motivated by a rationalist perspective c. Meanings are fixed and external to actors within a social interaction d. Institutions originate joint actions and their resultant routines and patterns

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