The Significance of Status: What It Is and How It Shapes Inequality

Status, a form of inequality based on esteem, respect, and honor, pervades social life but is poorly understood and underestimated in terms of significance. We offer a new look at status as a dynamic relationship between the shared views of others and the self that organizes behavior at the micro, m...

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Main Authors: Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Hazel Rose Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2022-11-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
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