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- Social Mobilitysociology-mcqs › social-mobility
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- 6 Jul 2019
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
Explanation
An ascribed status is one assigned at birth or involuntarily acquired. Being a daughter is an ascribed status, whereas roles like a marathon athlete or medical professional are achieved statuses.
More Social Mobility MCQs
Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which type of social stratification system features partially earned positions and frequent social mobility?
- 2.What defines an open society?
- 3.What is the primary factor that continues to limit the career advancement of married women?
- 4.Nowadays, an increasing number of women are entering various professions and establishing their own identity in society. This gives women a path to social mobility beyond which traditional factor?
- 5.What is true about the factors influencing downward mobility?
- 6.What term describes the emergence of a new occupational group in the social hierarchy due to shifts in the labor market?
- 7.What does inter-generational mobility refer to?
- 8.Which theory describes the situation where individuals genuinely embrace their goals and values, yet their behaviors do not align with what achieving those goals demands?
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