Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status
Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved.
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Status, when used in sociology, refers to the position a child or a person has in society. An achieved status, first developed by Ralph Linton, refers to status based on merit; a person earns this status or is chosen by other people to be the holder of the status. Ascribed status, on the other………………………………………
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