Status Characteristics Are

Status characteristics are:

A) achieved personal attributes, like educational attainment or occupational standing, that serve as
B) the basis for group membership
C) attributes, like being male or level of education, that affect the way people are perceived and
D) treated
E) behaviors people display in face-to-face interactions, like friendliness or competence, that give
F) them status within a group
G) dimensions of group membership within society, like being female or White, that have social
H) consequences despite their biological basis
I) micro-level attributes independent of society's system of stratification (e.g., marital status)