The DMV clerk passed a civil service examination and a vocational placement test and was eligible to be bonded. Which of the following describes his social status?

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The DMV clerk's eligibility for bonding is an achieved status as it was obtained through the individual's own efforts and qualifications rather than being ascribed at birth or by circumstances outside of their control. The DMV clerk's social status is achieved because he passed a civil service examination and a vocational placement test to obtain his job and was deemed eligible to be bonded. It was not an ascribed status that he was born into or a master status that defines his entire identity. There is no information to suggest that his status is lower in comparison to others.

The DMV Clerk Passed a Civil Service Examination and a Vocational