Factors
The various factors which determine ascribed status are: Age (as in age stratification), Kinship, Sex, Appearance, Race, Group, Caste.
In addition to ascription, at birth there are also: Delayed Ascription (When the social status is given at a later stage of life), Fluid Ascription ( When the ascribed status leads to an achieved status).
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