Question
Ascribed Status and Achieved Status.

Answer

Ascribed StatusAchieved Status
(i) It is based on birth.(i) Obtained on merit or effort by an individual.
(ii) Related with individual’s biological factors such as age, sex and kinship relations.(ii) Individuals intelligence, skill, ambition, merit, effort are the bases of this status.
(iii) Absence of mobility as it is static in nature.(iii) It is more mobile in nature.
(iv) Less significant in modern society.(iv) More important in modern society.

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