ascribed status

noun

Definitions

  1. 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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No curated loop yet for ascribed status. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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