CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ascribed statuses are statuses born with-e.g., race, sex, etc. Achieved statuses are gained throughout life-e.g., mom, athlete, spouse, etc. When one of these statuses overpowers the others it can be determined as one’s master status.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of achieved status are being an Olympic athlete, a criminal, or a college professor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some examples of master status are age, religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, occupation, and socioeconomic status. Some master statuses can change over time as a person grows and develops.

Detailed explanation-4: -Another is an ascribed status, which is a status that one is either born with or takes on involuntarily. This is the type of status that is beyond our control, like sex, race and socioeconomic status at birth. Lastly, a master status is the status that has the most impact on one’s social identity.