Final answer:
Statuses a person occupies at a given time consist of ascribed status, achieved status, and role-set.
Step-by-step explanation:
Sociologists use the term status to describe the responsibilities and benefits that a person experiences according to their rank and role in society. Some statuses are ascribed-those you do not select, such as son, elderly person, or female. Others, called achieved statuses, are obtained by choice, such as a high school dropout, self-made millionaire, or nurse. As a daughter or son, you occupy a different status than as a neighbor or employee. One person can be associated with a multitude of roles and statuses.
Even a single status such as "student" has a complex role-set, or array of roles, attached to it.