Which of the following is not an ascribed master status?
a. age
b. gender
c. race
d. lawyer
e. ethnicity
Question 2Approximately what percentage of eligible voters voted in the 2008 presidential election?
a. 11 percent
b. 27 percent
c. 38 percent
d. 64 percent
e. 95 percent
Question 3Which of these statements about master statuses is false?
a. Master statuses may be ascribed.
b. A master status may be achieved.
c. Characteristics such as age, race, sex, or ethnicity may be a master status.
d. One's master status never changes.
e. A master status impacts other statuses.
Question 4In current practice, the impact of voting in the United States
a. is ideal; it permits choice for all Americans.
b. is severely limited by the power of political parties and limited choices of candidates.
c. has eliminated the impact of race and gender in access to power.
d. is far-reaching and shapes all major decisions, including when to go to war.
e. is non-existent; there is little point in holding elections.
Question 5All of the statuses that an individual occupies at any given time are called a(n) ____.
a. master status
b. role
c. status set
d. achieved status
e. ascribed status
Question 6According to your text, elitism is inevitable in all societies, even democratic ones, because
a. humans are naturally self-serving.
b. the ruling classes are better qualified to rule.
c. the masses have no inclination toward self-rule.
d. political decisions are best made by elites.
e. the public must delegate authority because it cannot govern directly.
Question 7A status that can be earned and that people have some degree of control and choice over is known as an ____.
a. achieved status
b. assigned status
c. acknowledged status
d. ascribed status
e. evolved status
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