Joe is a student, a father, a son, a husband, a baptist, and a scout leader. all of these socially defined positions constitute a:

A status set is a gathering of social statuses that an individual has. A man may have status of a son, baptist, father, trainee, specialist and a national. The expression "status set" was conceived by Robert K. Merton in 1957. He made a distinction between a "role set" and a "status set".

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.

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thist title points out that you are explaining the nature of the u.s. government. it is the most specific. a representative government consists of a government where decisions are taken according to a voting system. the most essential aspect of a representative government is found in the different structures where voting rights are granted to different groups of people. for example, voting for governor, mayor, president, local police chief etc.