It is the fourth week of the semester and your class has decided that your sociology instructor Rashid Mukhtar is excellent! Professor Rashid Mukhtar is a disabled middle-aged male. For students in this class Professor Rashid Mukhtars master status is_____________?

Correct answer: B. excellent instructor

  • A. disabled
  • B. excellent instructor
  • C. middle-aged
  • D. male

Explanation

A master status is the status that dominates how others identify and treat a person in a particular setting. In this classroom, being an excellent instructor is more socially salient to students than age, gender, or disability.

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