Phil, a janitor for an expensive apartment-house complex in Chicago, is a union janitor who makes quite a bit more money than many of the tenants in the building he maintains. Lenski would note that Phil's high income but low occupational prestige demonstrates a condition of ________.
A) status insecurity
B) status contradiction
C) status inconsistency
D) status incompatibility

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Phil's high income but low occupational prestige creates a condition of status inconsistency, which is when an individual holds different statuses that are considered to be of different social value or rank. Phil's job as a janitor typically carries lower occupational prestige, but his high income puts him in a higher income bracket than some of the tenants he serves. This creates a contradiction or inconsistency in his status.

Phil, a Janitor for an Expensive Apartment-House Complex in Chicago