What is an ascribed status?

A. A status that a person has little or no choice about occupying
B. A status that a person chooses
C. A status that a person earns, as when a successful law student becomes a lawyer
D. A position of dominance in a society
E. A status based on standardized test scores


A. A status that a person has little or no choice about occupying

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A) natural selection B) cultural relativism C) optimal foraging D) historical particularism

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When and how does human self-awareness develop in individuals?

What will be an ideal response?

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________ carry the genetic information from one generation to the next.

A. Gametes B. Diploid cells C. Immature base cells D. Haploid cells

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According to Bohannan, the Tiv approved of

a. Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother. b. Hamlet's desire to kill Polonius. c. Ophelia's attraction to Polonius. d. Hamlet's mother's hasty marriage to her dead husband's brother.

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