NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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The status you get as a result of effort or hard work, e.g. a work role or qualification
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The position you get through birth, e.g. inherited characteristics
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The status you get from entering tests and competitions
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The status you get from your peers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Achieved status is a concept developed by the anthropologist Ralph Linton for a social position that a person can acquire on the basis of merit and is earned or chosen. It is the opposite of ascribed status and reflects personal skills, abilities, and efforts.
Detailed explanation-2: -An achieved status is a position in a social group that one earns based on merit or one’s choices. This is in contrast to an ascribed status, which is one given by virtue of birth. Examples of achieved status include becoming an athlete, lawyer, doctor, parent, spouse, criminal, thief, or a university professor.
Detailed explanation-3: -For example, many people see homelessness as an achieved status-the result of poor work ethic and irresponsible lifestyle choices. However, some sociologists have argued that hopelessness can often be considered to be an ascribed status.