Vincent's behavior is shaped by his roles as a married teacher and by his second job as the sports writer for the local paper.These roles would be called _____ roles.

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Achieved roles are those roles that a person has chosen and worked for, such as Vincent's roles as a teacher and sports writer. Ascribed roles, on the other hand, are those roles that are assigned to a person based on characteristics they were born with, such as gender or race. Ascertain is not a term used in sociology, and actualized does not accurately reflect the concept of roles.

Vincent's Behavior Is Shaped by His Roles as a Married