The-definition.com

Definition

Ascribed status

Ascribed status is a society position assigned to a person by society without regard for the person’s unique talents or characteristics.

Definition Two:

Ascribed status is a social position that is given at birth based on such characteristics as race or sex.


Ascribed status is a sociological term for describing a position in society given to someone automatically because of something he or she has inherited at birth (like skin colour or family background).

 

Share it:  Cite

More from this Section

  • Permissive parents
    Permissive parents who give their children relaxed or inconsistent direction and, although ...
  • Feminist view
    Feminist view is a sociological approach that views inequity in gender as central to all ...
  • restricted code
    British psychologist Basil Bernstein's term for an inarticulate style of communication ...
  • Ethnocentrism
    Ethnocentrism is the tendency to assume that one’s own culture and way of life represent ...
  • Paranormal
    Paranormal which psychological events that do not seem to be explicable by known scientific ...