(i) The position that one acquires through effort is called …………. status. (ascribed / achieved / prestige)

Choose the correct alternative and complete the statements :

(i) The position that one acquires through effort is called …………. status. 

(ascribed / achieved / prestige)

(ii) ……………. is associated with prestige. 

(Role / Status / Mobility)

(iii) Higher education gives opportunities for ……………. mobility. 

(downward / upward / middle)

(iv) ……………. stratification refers to social ranking, where men typically inhabit higher statuses than women. 

(Class / Gender / Caste)

(v) ……………. refers to the biological distinction between females and males. 

(Gender / Inequality / Sex)