Ex-con, class president, and doctor are examples of __________.

a. ascribed status
b. social classes
c. lack of status
d. achieved status


Answer: d. achieved status

Sociology

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a. true b. false

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The __________ made it illegal for a person to sit simultaneously on the boards of directors of two corporations that are in direct competition with each other

a. Brown Anti-conglomerate Act of 1914 b. Smith Anti-conglomerate Act of 1914 c. Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 d. Clinton Antitrust Act of 1914

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Sam and Mary have been dating for five years and are best friends who share everything. They are involved in a(n) ______.

A. intimate relationship B. private relationship C. cohabiting relationship D. endogamous relationship

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As Marx used this concept, "alienation" meant ________

a. the sense of not knowing right from wrong. b. that most people do not want to work at all. c. that people object to highly specialized work. d. the experience of isolation and misery resulting from powerlessness.

Sociology