A. Ascribed
B. Achieved
C. both a and b
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Role and status are two aspects of same____________?
A. personality
B. Phenomenon
C. Situation
D. None of these - While a role is the behavior expected of one in a particular status role behavior is_____________?
A. Actual behavior
B. Supposed behavior
C. Ascribed behavior
D. None of these - In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_____________?
A. age
B. income
C. verbal fluency
D. occupation - The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________?
A. a position
B. a role
C. a performance
D. an impression - The behavior expected of one who holds a particular status is usually termed as_____________?
A. Role
B. Status
C. Both a and b
D. None of these - When a status may have many roles to play It is known as______________?
A. Role playing
B. Role sets
C. Role adjustment
D. None of these - Ascribed status as the name explains is one______________?
A. Achieved through effort
B. Ascribed to use by society
C. Both a and b
D. None of these - Which of the following is an ascribed status ?
A. daughter
B. long-distance runner
C. doctor
D. each of the above - Which of the following statements about the status of women around the world is correct _____________?
A. it is estimated that women grow half the world’s food but they rarely own land.
B. Women constitute one-third of the world’s paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs
C. Single-parent households headed by women which appear to be on the increase in many nations -are typically found in the poorest section of the population
D. all of the above - Which of the following was an early Black sociologist active in the struggle for a racially egalitarian society who was critical of theorists who seemed content with the status quo ?
A. Harriet Martineau
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Booker T Washington
D. W,E,B, Du Bois
