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Definition of Social status
1. Noun. Position in a social hierarchy. "The British are more aware of social status than Americans are"
Generic synonyms: Position, Status
Specialized synonyms: Place, Station, Quality
Definition of Social status
1. Noun. (sociology) The honor or prestige attached to one's position in society. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Social Status
Literary usage of Social status
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social and Mental Traits of the Negro: Research Into the Conditions of the by Howard Washington Odum (1910)
"... CHAPTER VI THE social status OF THE NEGRO FROM the foregoing studies something
may be learned of the Negro'.J general position in the community and also ..."
2. The Public Domain and Democracy: A Study of Social, Economic and Political by Robert Tudor Hill (1910)
"Both De Tocqueville and Bryce have emphasized the indissoluble connection of
individualism and democracy in American history.2 social status. ..."
3. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society (1892)
"NOTES AND NEWS : Rochester Meeting of the AAA S. Sacrifices to Departed Souls in
New Britain _ 318 social status of Pueblo Women ... social status ..."
4. Divorce: A Study in Social Causation by James Pendleton Lichtenberger (1909)
"IMPROVED social status OF WOMEN One of the most conspicuous joint products of
the growth of individual liberty and of increasing enlightenment is the ..."
5. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"A few words must first be said about the hypothesis that the social status of
women is connected with the system of tracing descent. ..."
6. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"A few words must first be said about the hypothesis that the social status of
women is connected with the system of tracing descent. ..."