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TFauchery

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A social status that is conferred on us by virtue of birth or other significant factors not controlled by our own actions or decisions is known as:
 
  a. achieved status.
  b. roles.
  c. ascribed status.
  d. master status.
  e. status offense.

Question 2

June works as a cashier. Her productivity is judged according to the number of items passed over a scanner per hour. She is being rated according to
 
  a. statistical measures of performance.
  b. trained incapacity.
  c. informal policies.
  d. an oligarchy.



Athena23

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

a



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