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Ascribed status
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Ascribed status is a social status a 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 status is a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and merit.
The various factors which determine ascribed status are: age, kinship, sex, racial group, or caste.
Delayed Ascription - When the social status is given at a later stage of life
Fluid Ascription - When the ascribed status leads to an achieved status
There are three types of the upper class population; the ascribed status, an inherited status which symbolises ownership of wealth and vast land. The royal family fall into this category. The is also the 'pop aristocracy' in which famous people who originated from working and middle class background made their money. Football players, actors and the like are included in this category. The last group of upper class are the entrepreneurs. They will have made their money from business. Firstly starting with a small family business, they slowly expanded and made their wealth in this way.
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