Definitions for social status
so·cial sta·tus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. social station, social status, social rank, ranknoun

   position in a social hierarchy

   "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 10 votes

1. social statusnoun

   The honor or prestige attached to one's position in society.

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1. social status

   Social status refers to the recognized ranking of an individual or group within a society based on factors including, but not limited to, wealth, occupation, education level, family background, and reputation. It can determine a person's influence, control, and power within the society, and their access to various resources and opportunities. It can be achieved through personal achievements or ascribed at birth. Status can be hierarchical and may influence social interactions.

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1. Social status

   In sociology or anthropology, social status is the honor or prestige attached to one's position in society. It may also refer to a rank or position that one holds in a group, for example son or daughter, playmate, pupil, etc. Social status, the position or rank of a person or group within the society, can be determined two ways. One can earn their social status by their own achievements, which is known as achieved status. Alternatively, one can be placed in the stratification system by their inherited position, which is called ascribed status. Ascribed statuses can also be defined as those that are fixed for an individual at birth. Ascribed statuses that exist in all societies include those based upon sex, age, race ethnic group and family background. For example, a person born into a wealthy family characterized by traits such as popularity, talents and high values will have many expectations growing up. Therefore, they are given and taught many social roles as they are socially positioned into a family becoming equipped with all these traits and characteristics. Achieved statuses meaning also what the individual acquires during his or her lifetime as a result of the exercise of knowledge, ability, skill and/or perseverance. Occupation provides an example of status that may be either ascribed or achieved, it can be achieved by one gaining the right knowledge and skill to become socially positioned into a higher position of that job; building a persons social identity within the occupation.

Matched Categories

1. • Status

How to pronounce social status?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say social status in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of social status in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of social status in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of social status in a Sentence

1. Roosh Valizadeh:

   Social status is a useful shortcut for women to judge the value of a man.

2. H.W. Mann:

   Judging someone without knowing their life experience, without knowing their pain, by their physical appearance, by their social status, from your own belief system, from other people’s gossip, is a very shallow view, and a very shallow opinion.

3. Amenorhu kwaku:

   Some people may like you because of your social status, others may love you because of your money and many may respect you because of your knowledge but only a few may like, love and respect you for who you are.

4. Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson:

   We have excellent coaches with good education, and as much as we can to make sport accessible to everyone, regardless of family income or social status, if you love football or any other sport as a kid, it should be manageable to go to your local club and play. The emphasis at youth level is on participation and equality, and afterwards you can see if there's a new (Lionel) Messi or (Cristiano) Ronaldo in the group.

5. Janette Sadik-Khan:

   For a lot of people a car means freedom and social status, but if a city provides you no choice but to drive, a car isn't freedom, it's dependence. If you have no choice but to drive for every trip, it's not your fault. Your city has failed.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=social status
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Social_Status
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=social status