The difference between ascribed and achieved status is that ascribed status are that you get born in to. For example a child is born into a family with a very respected family history. Then the child who is just born gets that same title as anyone else that would be in the family. As for achieved is what you work for and get to over a lifetime. One example is working hard and going beyond what people expected for you. Building your name and letting people know who you are. A reference group is when
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Othello is a masterpiece‚ a compelling tragedy that can be interpreted in many ways‚ by many different people. It is compelling as it breaks the racial stereotypes and focuses on gender‚ power‚ love‚ sexuality race and violence of the Elizabethan time‚ compared to modern society. Since the film’s production‚ many attempts to re-contextualise Othello into more accessible contemporary issues have been made. We‚ as the audience‚ are challenged to new ways of reading and interpreting the text through
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Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain‚ a hall of fame basketball player died yesterday‚ October 12‚ 1999 at his house in Bel Air‚ California. Standing at 7’1" he is remembered as one of the most dominant centers in NBA history. Chamberlain broke many records in his long‚ successful career‚ most notably scoring 100 points in a game. Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21‚ 1936 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. He played basketball at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia scoring 2‚200 points in his high
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Love. Several of his songs have been featured in films such as Wonder Boys and Natural Born Killers‚ which opened his music to new generations. Leonard Cohen was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and he has also received the Order of Canada and numerous other awards over the years. With 13 studio albums under his belt‚ including the most recent‚ Popular Problems launched in September 2014. He has also
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Contrast Ascribed‚ Achieved and Master. Ascribed statuses are those which are fixed for an individual at birth or that are assumed involuntarily later on in life. They are neither earned nor chosen. Ascribed statuses that exist in all societies include those based on sex‚ age‚ race‚ ethnic group‚ and family background. In some societies such as traditional India‚ occupation and choice of marriage partner are predetermined‚ thus making it an ascribed status. In contrast‚ an achieved status is a social
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How do people fall in love‚ finish degrees and manage businesses‚ all because of the technology on the Internet? This is strongly answered by internet technology such as: the use of webcams and video conferencing that has affected interpersonal communication today. Over the past few years‚ video conferencing technology has been growing as a result of the desktop and internet technology. These personal cameras allow the user to share a moving image of themselves with others. These cameras are then
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Can perfect competition achieved by Electronic Commerce? Introduction Information and knowledge have emerged as most important sources of wealth in the recent years (Kehal & Singh 2005‚ p.vii). There is a computer-based technology storm and it has impact and influence on the global market‚ education and government. More and more people are using the personal computers and Internet‚ and it has becoming as a fundamental tool to our daily lives. We all directly or indirectly involved in the variety
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Pete Rose Hall of Fame Pete Rose was arguably one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. Many people believe he should be in the Hall of Fame‚ but others do not want him in the Hall of Fame because of his gambling. The reasons why Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame are‚ his statistics‚ his leadership‚ and how he left his mark on the game. One of the reasons why Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame is‚ because of his statistics in baseball. Pete Rose won the Rookie
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Factors Driving the Problem The lack of representation and fame among black chefs did not always exist‚ although this past recognition came at a time when black chefs were viewed more as property than as individuals. For example‚ the enslaved chef of George and Martha Washington‚ “Hercules‚ a member of the Mount Vernon enslaved community‚ became widely admired for his culinary skills. Washington appreciated Hercules’ skills in the kitchen so much that he brought him to Philadelphia to live and work
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The competitive advantage of the College Football Hall of Fame has the potential to be very strong. What makes the CFHOF hard to duplicate is that it offers a hands-on‚ personalized‚ customer experience that is driven by technology. The CFHOF also has an ideal sized facility‚ which allows for the technology-driven attraction to get a good value for the cost of operations. An attraction that is too big might find it too expensive to depend so heavily on similar technology‚ while a facility too small
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