How are roles the glue that holds a network of social statuses together?
a. Statuses clump together, so that most of a person's statuses are the same.
b. The roles of one status are matched with the roles of other statuses through rights and obligations.
c. Statuses are matched using gender and age as a means of sorting.
d. Roles predetermine everything a person says or does.
e. Rights and obligations are re-created each time a new person assumes a role.
B
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