Statuses (position obtained in society)
by Jobina Chiow
1. Achieved status
1.1. Voluntary/earned social status
1.2. Examples: honor student, career, athletics
2. Status symbols
2.1. Things that tell others your status
3. Master status
3.1. Can be ascribed or achieved, above all other statuses, the "peak" of societal achievement
4. Status set
4.1. All status positions you hold in society.
5. Ascribed status
5.1. Involuntary statuses in society
5.2. Examples: gender, race, sex, parents' status