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    socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity is a status that is incredibly impactful in teenagers lives and it is singlehandedly the most influential social status in the lives of teenagers today. Race and ethnicity determines what others think of a person on first sight. The way our society is structured has created preconceived biases within all people against certain races. These biases and prejudices are what cause the oppression of certain races. Similar to education and socioeconomic status, race and

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    Module 5 - #2 Every one of us has our own set of social statuses, these are the position of each individual that they have in this society. I would put myself as an example and these are some of the social statuses that I occupy; I am Asian Filipino, female, a daughter, a friend, a student, and a dental assistant. The ascribed statuses are unchangeable and I was born with that social status and I am assigned to have that status during my lifetime. My ascribed statuses are being born as Asian Filipino

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    I think that my three most important ascribed social statuses are that I am an American, I am eighteen years old, and I am a white male. Ascribed social statuses are the social status that a person is assigned at birth or given later in life. First and foremost, being an American is something that many people take for granted. We have the chance to obtain a great life that not everyone has the chance at. It has opened so many doors for me including an education, security, opportunity, and so many

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    world we live in today there are many social statuses that define us. A social status is a social position that a person can occupy within society, this role that we can occupy comes with certain expectations that begin to shape who we associate with, the things we do, and how we live. Essentially social statuses mold our lives and our personalities starting from an early age. The most impactful social statuses in a young person’s life are educational status, socioeconomic level, race and ethnicity

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    long enjoyable life is based on two factors: their social status and their social class. A social status is a person’s importance when it comes to other people. Social class is more directed towards ones finances or wealth. Armenakis (2015) states the importance of longevity pertaining to social factors are: “Education, income & occupation, ethnicity & race, religion, political affiliation, and geographic region.” The reasons one social class and status determine their length of life, can be viewed by

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    Social status has always been very important, also in 21st century. Everyone has his own role in society and social life. Hierarchy in 18th century England was almost everything. Status of one person influenced the quality of life greatly. Social status and how the family functioned was very important to women, especially young girls. Family social status played a huge role in these young girls life. If the girl’s family was rich, it meant that she will marry a wealthy husband. People with high status

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    difficult for one to move down the social ladder. The American dream, of course, promotes the idea that one can move up in the social ladder. However, many fail to realize that one can plummet from highest social class to the bottom, without even realizing how or why. John Cheever's The Swimmer, examines and reveals this problem through conflicts of attitude between the narrator and the viewpoint character, Neddy Merrill. The narrator conveys the attitude that social status is fleeting through the use of

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    Social status is the position of a person or family, within the society. A person can earn their social status by their own achievements, which is known as achieved status, which can be achieved through education, occupation or marital status. Alternatively; your social class would be based on sex, age, race, family relationships, or birth which is known as ascribed status. People of the UK now fit into seven social classes, which research conducted by the BBC suggest; “More than 161,000 people took

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    The Shining Status There are people that are poor, some are rich and those who are just fine. We all have differences but we are all human and all need to live, although sometimes the importance of where we stand can come in the way. In the story “The Shining Houses” we experience lots of judgment and differences between people that relate to their popularity and social status. The more the world grows, the more we see the priority of having a high social status in our societies. Alice Munro

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    The attainment of wealth and social status has been the goal for human beings since the beginning of civilizations. Socioeconomic status [SES] is defined “as a measure of one’s level of education and income” (Friedman, H., & Schustack, 2012, pg.420). The factors that contribute to one’s success have dumbfounded the masses. What makes a person more successful? Some may say the combination of hard work and hint of luck is the key to success. However, it recent years psychologists have questioned whether

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