ascribed status
nounDefinitions
The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in…
The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.
- Older societies built their hierarchies on ascribed status, where individuals received their social ranking based on predetermined criteria, such as age, ethnic group, occupation, and gender.
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