A person who is a parent, a student, and a waiter can be said to have a(n) __________.A.ascribed statusB.master statusC.master roleD.status set

The answer is D. status set.

Here's the step-by-step reasoning:

A. Ascribed status refers to the position an individual inherits through birth. Being a parent, a student, or a waiter are not statuses that one is born with, so this option is incorrect.

B. Master status is the most important status a person holds and it dominates all of the individual’s other statuses. In this case, it's not specified which one among being a parent, a student, or a waiter is the most important for the person, so we can't choose this option.

C. Master role is not a recognized term in sociology, so this option is incorrect.

D. Status set refers to all the statuses a person holds at a given time. In this case, the person is simultaneously a parent, a student, and a waiter, so these are all part of the person's status set. Therefore, this is the correct answer.