This is an ascribed status. Growing up she may be treated differently than her male counterparts because she is unfairly considered weaker by some due purely to her sex. She may also be trained to act and behave a certain way because that is considered “ladylike” behavior. In school and her community, she could come to feel this role is unfair and limiting because she knows she is every bit as capable as a man is and should not be defined by unfair standards. Tired with her ascribed role, she could use that experience to empower herself to become a mentor to young women helping them realize that they have so much to offer the world besides what society expects of them. Her role of mentor would be an achieved status. In a second example, a boy is born into a wealthy and well-established family. As an heir, he is born into an ascribed status. With his family’s money and influence, he receives the best education and resources available, which allows him to attend an outstanding university and go on to become a top lawyer. Having the power and the education needed, he uses his wealth to start a political career and becomes a senator, an achieved
This is an ascribed status. Growing up she may be treated differently than her male counterparts because she is unfairly considered weaker by some due purely to her sex. She may also be trained to act and behave a certain way because that is considered “ladylike” behavior. In school and her community, she could come to feel this role is unfair and limiting because she knows she is every bit as capable as a man is and should not be defined by unfair standards. Tired with her ascribed role, she could use that experience to empower herself to become a mentor to young women helping them realize that they have so much to offer the world besides what society expects of them. Her role of mentor would be an achieved status. In a second example, a boy is born into a wealthy and well-established family. As an heir, he is born into an ascribed status. With his family’s money and influence, he receives the best education and resources available, which allows him to attend an outstanding university and go on to become a top lawyer. Having the power and the education needed, he uses his wealth to start a political career and becomes a senator, an achieved