Explain why the line between achieved and ascribed statuses may not be clear. Give examples of statuses that are simultaneously achieved and ascribed and explain why this is so.

What will be an ideal response?


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Sociology

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(a) The male role has not changed. (b) American men are beginning to de-emphasize their work role and emphasize their family role. (c) American men want to retain their dominant position at all costs. (d) There is no room for changes in the male role.

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According to the perspective of ____, individuals and organizations should have the right to pursue their own private gain and society in general will benefit as a result

a. capitalism b. socialism c. democracy d. industrialism e. libertarianism

Sociology

The concepts of the ______ proves useful in explaining massive separation of races in de jure segregation.

A. contact hypothesis B. Blauner hypothesis C. Noel hypothesis D. Du Bois hypothesis

Sociology

All humans struggle with the meanings of our material environment, and in our attempt to represent our ideas to others we translate what we see and think into ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology