Ascribed status

Ascribed status is a social statusa person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. For example, a person born into a wealthy family has a high ascribed status. In contrast, an achieved statusis a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and merit.

See also

• Achieved status
• Social status
• List of sociology topics
• Sociology

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascribed+status Wikipedia article Ascribed status.