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A master status: Question 45 options:

a) overshadows all other statuses
b) includes all the statuses a person occupies at a given time
c) has only negative consequences
d) cannot be earned

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Answer:

The correct response is Option A: A master status overshadows all other statuses.

Step-by-step explanation:

In sociology, the primary social position that is characteristic of an individual is known as their master status. It is the title the person uses when trying to describe themselves to others. A person's occupation is often what people use to identify themselves to others and thus is often a master status. People will describe themselves as a lawyer for example, or a teacher before some other status they may hold like a volunteer or even a husband or father. Some women would identify themselves first as a mother. Gender, age, and race can also be used as master statuses.

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