In: Psychology
1. Which of the following is NOT an achieved status?
a. |
Banker |
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b. |
Student |
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c. |
Father |
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d. |
Male |
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e. |
Club President |
ACHIEVED STATUS:
It is the concept develpoed by anthropologist Ralph Linton explaining the achieved status as a social position that a person earns or chooses from the available alternatives; or is selected through his achievements and merits in a field. EXAMPLE OF ACIEVED STATUS are doctors, lawyers, engineer, student, father, club president, being a criminal, etc
ASCRIBED STATUS:
It is the concept developed by anthropologist explaining that ascribed status is a social status a person is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarly in later part of life in which the person has no control or power over it. These are rigid social desigination which reminds fixed throughout an individual's life.EXAMPLES OF ASCRIBED STATUS are Male, Female, brother, sister, teen agers, royalty
Therefore, in this question the option d. Male is not an achieved status but an ascribed status. a.Banker, b.Student, c.Father, e.Club president are all achieved status