Question

The concept “master status” refers to

the most important position or status in a particular group

the status that a particular individual chooses to emphasize about him or herself

the status that others deem most important about an individual

the individual who dominates a relationship

he police officer’s badge, the attorney’s brief case, the physician’s medical bag, and the firefighter’s hat, are all examples of

		fashion accessories
		occupational signs
		status symbols
		role minutia
		status accessories

In William Adler’s “Job on the Line,” Mollie Brown was earning $7.91 per hour, nearly a dollar more than they were paying for the same work in Arkansas, but not as low as what they were paying workers in Mexico, where workers would get less than $8/DAY. Her original boss, Archie Sergy, was an industrialist, but he eventually needed more cash and ended up selling his company to

another industrialist

a NY based conglomerate

a relative

Material incentives are the best way to get people to do a good job, particularly when the job requires thought.

		True
		False

According to sociological researchers who adhere to structural explanations of poverty, the primary determinant of who gets ahead in society is who works the hardest

True

False

Answer 1

ans. 1 Option A

The master status refers to an exceptional position or status in a particular group. The term master status was coined by Everett Hughes in 1940.

Ans. 2 Option D

These are role minutiae which provide brief detail about job or profession.

Ans. 3 Option B

Archie Sergey sole his company to a New York based conglomerate.

Ans. 4 Option A

The given statement is true because the material incentive is a best way to get people to do a good Job.

Ans. 5 Option B

The statement is not true, the structural poverty belong to institution which possess the rights to reduce the poverty.

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