Question

gender is best understood as what type of status?
○ achieved
○ ascribed
○ sexual

Explanation:

Ascribed status is a social position assigned at birth or involuntarily later in life, which aligns with how gender is typically socially assigned to individuals regardless of their own actions or achievements. Achieved status is earned through effort, and "sexual" does not describe a status type in this sociological context.

Answer:

B. ascribed