ascribed status

noun

The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.

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Meanings

nounascribed status (plural ascribed statuses)

plural ascribed statuses

  1. human sciencesThe 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.

    2022, W. David Marx, chapter 1, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN

Translations

German zugeschriebener Status
  • zugeschriebener Statusthe social status given from birth
Polish status nadany
  • status nadanythe social status given from birth
Portuguese status atribuído
  • status atribuídothe social status given from birth
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APA

ascribed status. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascribed%20status

MLA

“ascribed status.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascribed%20status. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascribed status,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascribed%20status.

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