Which concept refers to a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life?

a. social status
b. master status
c. ascribed status
d. achieved status


b

Sociology

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Recidivism is the reinvolvement of an ex-criminal in crime

a. true b. false

Sociology

Demographers are primarily concerned with which three statistics?

A) Birth, death, migration B) Density, fecundity, illness C) Income, education, occupation D) Class, status, party

Sociology

According to the text, unmarried parents to one partner's child should consider three documents. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

a. a co-parenting agreement b. a nomination of guardianship c. a prenuptial agreement d. a consent to medical treatment

Sociology

Which is a way that sociological feminists produce social scientific accounts that are still supportive of emancipatory projects? Select all, but only those apply.

a. Weaving together the diverse accounts of women. b. Privileging accounts of the less privileged. c. Reflexively moving from individual to group accounts while accounting for power. d. Identifying how accounts a situated.

Sociology