Final answer:
Here is the matching according to the definitions provided:
- a. Ascribed status: a status you do not select, such as son, elderly person, or female.
- b. Achieved status: a status obtained by choice, such as a high school dropout, self-made millionaire, or nurse.
- c. Master status: a status that is most important to a person's identity and tends to dominate other statuses.
- d. Status set: all the statuses a person holds at a given time.
Step-by-step explanation:
In sociology, the concept of status is used to describe the responsibilities and benefits a person experiences based on their rank and role in society. Ascribed status refers to a status that one does not choose, such as being a son, an elderly person, or female. Achieved status is a status that one obtains through choice, like being a high school dropout, self-made millionaire, or nurse.
The master status is a status that dominates all other statuses and is most important to a person's identity. Lastly, status set refers to all of the statuses a person holds at any given time.
Your question is incomplete, but most probably the full question was:
Match the definition with the type of status (a-d) it best describes.
a. ascribed status
b. achieved status,
master status
d. status set
a status obtained by choice, such as a high school dropout, self-made millionaire, or nurse.
all the statuses a person holds at a given time.
a status you do not select, such as son, elderly person, or female
a status that is most important to a person's identity and tends to dominate other statuses.