Social status

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Broader Terms

social group process

Related Terms

social class

Scope Note

relative social rank in a hierarchy of prestige; social rank order established by certain behavioral patterns.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • Evidence from Investing in the Health of Canadians: Social status is also linked to health.
  • (social status is the "standing", EHandler: no quick summary.
  • So, his social status is in limbo at this point.
  • Experiments have also shown that raising of social status is associated with increased serotonin in the brain, which has equally beneficial physical and psychological effects.
  • In command hierarchies, social status is primarily determined by access to coercive power.

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