- ascribed
- adjective
Date: 1969
acquired or assigned arbitrarily (as at birth) <ascribed social status>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ascribed
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ascribed — status … Dictionary of sociology
Ascribed — Ascribe As*cribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ascribed characteristics — Ascribed characteristics, as used in the social sciences, refer to properties of an individual, over which that individual has very little, if any, control. Typical examples include race, ethnicity, gender, caste, height, and sexual orientation.… … Wikipedia
Ascribed status — is the 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… … Wikipedia
ascribed — as·cribe || É™ skraɪb v. attribute to, charge to … English contemporary dictionary
ascribed — carbides … Anagrams dictionary
ascribed status — Sociol. the social position assigned to a person on the basis of age, sex, race, etc. Cf. achieved status. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
ascribed status — noun The social status a person that is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. Ant: achieved status … Wiktionary
ascribed status — See ascription ; status, achieved … Dictionary of sociology
ascribed to him — attributed to him, imputed to him … English contemporary dictionary
