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Social status is bascially how much power you have. if you had a high social status, then you were very powerful.
Social status is alike the high school popularity program.
If you were popular, you were high up in the social status.
If you were a loner, you were probably on the bottom.
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All societies have developed a social stratification within their populations where individuals and groups are ascribed a certain status within the social hierarchy. Probably the most highly stratified society is India. They use the Caste System whereby you are born into a certain caste and you stay there for life. You cannot marry out of your caste and no matter what you achieve through your own abilities; you will die in that caste. There is no upward mobility.
A less rigidly stratified system is found in Great Britain where you can be born into the upper class and remain there being a ne'er do well for your whole useless life, but you can remain a member of the upper class. It is possible to move up into another class by making an advantageous marriage; like Kate Middleton who moved from the upper class into the nobility.
You can also move up by receiving a good education and through doing good in business and making lots of money and donating to lots of charities.
In North America, the stratification is still there, but it is not cast in stone. One can move up through their own abilities, notwithstanding the fact that the odds are stacked against most of us due to our envirement and our own limited aspirations.
A general division of the social layers in our society which you may recognize are the wealthy, the middle class, and the working class. Sociologists refine these divisions further: 1. Upper upper, 2. Upper middle, 3. Upper lower, 4. Upper Middle, 5. Middle middle, 6. Lower middle, 7. Upper lower, 8. Middle lower, and finally, 9. Lower lower.
Needless to say, most of the gravy rises to the top.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt refers to your perceived 'position' in society.
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What is an ascribed status?
It can be defined as followed. A status that can not be earned, it is assigned.
What is an achieved status?
An achieved status comes to us largely through our own efforts. Attained by a person largely through his or her own efforts
What does NRS mean?
New relationship status ?
What information can a reader learn from characterization?
Information about the character's social status
What does status quo mean?
The status quo is the present situation. If you are fighting against the status quo, it means that you want things to change. If you are trying to maintain the status quo, it means that you are trying to make sure that things don't change.
What is the status of a sword smith?
Unemployed... or if you mean the social status of a swordsmith in history, they were considered craftsmen of a skilled trade
What does the word statues mean?
Status means accepted position in a social group.
What does status oriented mean?
It means being focused on ones social position.
What does social classes mean in social studies?
Social classes- a broad group in society having common economic, culture, or political status
Did social status help Holocaust victims?
No, social status did not help.
How does a person increase social status?
Social status is the position or rank of a person or group, within the society. One can earn their social status by their own achievements.
Which of these words is a social word?
Which of these words is a social word? evaluate always non status Status is a word that has to do with social aspects. Someone's status in society can affect their life greatly.
What was the social status of women in Sparta and in Athens?
The social status of women in Sparta were to produce healthy sons for the army. The social status of women in Athens women had no share in public life.
The difference between status and role is that?
we occupy a status which is a social position but play a role which is a social expectation
How can you use Status quo in a sentence?
For them the movement is giving voice to a social discontent with the social status quo.
What was the social status of a Jester in Medieval time?
Jesters were generally of inferior social and political status. They were clowns used to entertain higher status folk.
What does dominant group mean?
A dominant group are a group of people in a society with greater power,privileges and social status
