Ascribed statuses involve some combination of choice, effort, and ability.

Ascribed statuses involve some combination of choice, effort, and ability.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A sociologist thinking from a __________ perspective would emphasize that the Affordable Care Act gave women access to preventive care services (e.g., mammograms, cervical cancer screenings).
 
  a. functionalist
  b. conflict
  c. symbolic interactionist
  d. feminist

Question 3

We see people as a certain race, gender, social orientation, age, weight, and class. This way of seeing captures the concept of
 
  a. intersectionality.
  b. status group.
  c. achieved statuses.
  d. social class.

Question 4

A sociologist thinking from a __________ perspective would assess the success of the Affordable Care Act in terms of whether disadvantaged groups make meaningful gains.
 
  a. functionalist
  b. conflict
  c. symbolic interactionist
  d. feminist

Question 5

When taken together, the interlocking categories people occupy cultivate profound differences in our personal biography and in our experiences with others as we move through the world. This statement applies to
 
  a. intersectionality.
  b. status groups.
  c. achieved statuses.
  d. social classes.