Who used the concepts of 'Ascribed and Achieved' to refer to the distinction of statuses ?
Anthropologist Ralph Linton (in 'The Study of Man', 1936) introduced the classic distinction between 'Ascribed status' (assigned at birth) and 'Achieved status' (acquired…
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Who used the concepts of 'Ascribed and Achieved' to refer to the distinction of statuses ?
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Anthropologist Ralph Linton (in 'The Study of Man', 1936) introduced the classic distinction between 'Ascribed status' (assigned at birth) and 'Achieved status' (acquired through individual effort).
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