Question

Laura is an Asian American girl born to a young mother and adopted by a middle-aged African American couple. She is raised in relative wealth, attends college, and goes on to become a district attorney and now has a daughter of her own. Which of the following is an example of Laura’s ascribed status?

Answer 1

Answer:

Asian American

Explanation:

              Ascribed status or ascribed identity is involuntary and is the social status of a person that is primarily assigned during birth. This social status cannot be earned or chosen but is assigned or inherited.

             Since Laura is born to an Asian American parents, her social status or her ascribed status is also Asian American. She has acquired this status involuntarily. No matter where Laura live or who raised her, since she is an Asian American girl since birth, her ascribed status is Asian American.

Thus the answer is Asian American.