achieved status
nounSociology.
the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
Origin of achieved status
1First recorded in 1960–65
- Compare ascribed status.
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How to use achieved status in a sentence
Social status on this frontier depended more upon achieved status than ascribed status.
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 | George D. Wolf
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