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ascribed status
noun
Sociology.
- the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, gender, etc.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ascribed status1
First recorded in 1965–70
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“What is crucial is you must earn your life through meritocracy instead of enjoying an ascribed status based on ancestral position.â€
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Ms. Johnson tried to play down her ascribed status.“I know who you are,†he replied.
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Social status on this frontier depended more upon achieved status than ascribed status.
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