Question

A/n _____ status is a social position conferred at birth or received involuntarily later in life, based on attributes over which the individual has little or no control, such as race/ethnicity, age, and gender.

Answer 1

ascribed

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Answer 2

ascribed

Step-by-step explanation:

When a person is born into this world there are social aspects that the person inherits from their parents. The person inherits the social status from their parents. Social status is one's position in society.

Another aspect of status is achieved status. Here, the status is not inherited but achieved by the person through their merits and ability.

One has not control over their ascribed status, but have control over their achieved status.