Gender may be considered an achieved status as well as an ascribed status for all of the following reasons, except:

a. gender is socially constructed

b. people enact their gender through behaviors and appearance.
c. some people transition in some way from the sex into which they were born.
d. gender and sex are unique concepts.


d

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Which of the following would be an example of a social status?

A. the economy of a given country B. a freshman student C. one school within a larger school system D. parents' need to care for their children

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Which of the following has limited population size throughout human history?

a. climate b. intentional government policies c. lack of medical knowledge d. religious institutions

Sociology

The origins of sociology as a discipline can be linked to the social changes that occurred during which of the following periods?

a. The Industrial Revolution B. The Bronze Age C. The Information Age D. The Agricultural Revolution

Sociology

We reached a global population of 1 billion in the early _________.

a. 1700s b. 1800s c. 1910s d. 1930s

Sociology