Which term refers to the amount of prestige someone has because of his or her social role?

a. hierarchy

b. power

c. mobility

d. status

The answer is: D. Status. Status refers to the amount of prestige someone has because of his or her social role. This can be determined in two ways:

1) Achieve status - earns the status depending on a person's achievements.

2) Ascribed status - earns the status by their inherited position using the stratification system