ascription of status

/əˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈsteɪtəs/

noun phrase

  1. The process of assigning a person or group a particular social rank, position, or level of respect, often based on characteristics such as age, gender, family background, or ethnicity rather than achievement.

    C1

    usually uncountableformal

    • "The ascription of status may depend on a person's family background."B2
    • "In some societies, the ascription of status is closely linked to age and social class."C1
    • "The study examines how the ascription of status reproduces existing inequalities within institutions."C2
    • "The ascription of status in medieval societies was often based on birth."B2
    • "In modern contexts, the ascription of status can be influenced by factors like education and occupation."C1

Collocations

ascription of social statusascription of status based onstatus ascription

Word family

ascribeascriptionstatus