Ascribed and Achieved Status
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An ascribed status is assigned without choice, usually at birth; an achieved status is gained through action, effort, or circumstance.
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Being someone's child is ascribed; becoming an electrician is achieved.
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The line moves: what a society treats as unchosen varies across both societies and eras.