Social Science Disc Board
My race is Afr. Am., gender is female and major is accounting. I also need to reply to 2 of my fellow classmates. I will send the thread once I sign the agreement.
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300-500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
- Define achieved and ascribed status.
- Choose 5 statuses to describe yourself. These should be a mixture of ascribed and achieved statuses. (Examples of statuses include: your race, gender, age, education level, income level, and so on. Do not include personality traits, such as being friendly, driven, hard-working, and so forth.)
- How does ascribed status affect achieved status?
- How do these statuses contribute to how you view yourself and how you view others?
- How could your college degree or career change affect your social status?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
- What did you learn from your classmate's posting?
- What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
- What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
- What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?