How is status achieved in society?

[chri'stina 190]

y'all sound like a bunch of evangelical hippies

well we probably are... I mean we all are at different economic levels but still have that in common.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

Status is measure more by how many close relationships you have.

well that makes ken the top dog :dance: :dance:

I didn't say how many relations you have - relationships charles.

that could be counted as a relationship

[MrsCat 6]

I have these two colleagues at work who are both into adventure sports. They have their own circle of friends who are into it too. Their conversations are always the best. I did this! Oh, you think that's the #######, well wait till you hear what I did! It's all about one upping the other with tales of crazier ####### they did. I guess that's status to them.

Where's the vomit smiley when you need it?!

Seriously status is just our narcissistic natures showing through. Its not about how society perceives our value, rather how we project our value onto society. Status as with most things is a social construct and there is no real meaning. Status is whatever we think it is and whatever meaning it holds at that moment. We discover our world - and see what we think is meaningful to others and then mimic those traits back to society in hopes of being accepted, praised, valued . . . .

Pure and utter narcism.

Status is measure more by how many close relationships you have.

well that makes ken the top dog :dance: :dance:

I didn't say how many relations you have - relationships charles.

that could be counted as a relationship

Or hundreds if you catch the crabs

[Amby 490]

For my unclose "friends" its about how much you make, which side of the city you live on, what degree(s) you got in university, where you articled, where you vacation, what you now drive, and of course how hot your wife is or how much money your husband makes.

For my close family & friends - status is about your ability to help in times of need. People who always help seem to have wealth beyond measurement because they're looked kindly upon and they have many people who they can count on in times of need. Status is measure more by how many close relationships you have.

This is pretty darn close to my situation.

[Jenn! 918]

I don't ever really consider the "status" of my family or friends. I thought this was more about how "outsiders" view you.

[MissStacey 1]

Status is perception. We all have our perceptions on what we feel makes a person better than us or above us in some way. Whether education, financial resources, goals they have achieved, or just being a pretty good person.

I get irked at people who have a high sense on entitlement- those who think they deserve everything and still want more. People who just think they are better than you.

[morocco4ever 63]

Status is perception. We all have our perceptions on what we feel makes a person better than us or above us in some way. Whether education, financial resources, goals they have achieved, or just being a pretty good person.

I get irked at people who have a high sense on entitlement- those who think they deserve everything and still want more. People who just think they are better than you.

Seriously who is really entitled to judge anyone on status? So who is it that sets this status? Why do so many feel the need to fit into this status?

Status to me has little to do with education or money, it has to do with how we respect ourselves and respect others. Those with the truly highest forms of respect (not arrogance) are the ones with the highest status in my mind.

[Jenn! 918]

So being "upper middle class", for example, has to do with how nice of a person you are?

Maybe we're all talking about different things.

Edited August 4, 2008 by Jenn!

[Marilyn. 340]

I don't think we are talking about "how much money you make" status.. maybe that plays a small part in deciding your stats but I think what we are talking about is how we view others..

[tom&tata 2]

In the bigger society, it's probably where you live - which usually is determined by what kind of job you do & how much you make.

In smaller scale like school, work, family, it's all different factor.

[morocco4ever 63]

So being "upper middle class", for example, has to do with how nice of a person you are? :unsure:

Maybe we're all talking about different things.

No we aren't talking about different things. We are talking about how we perceive status, and this is how I see it. If someone was to ask me about a persons income level that is one thing, but status, like the op stated, doesn't have much to do with income or intelligence. I am merely giving my view. We are all entitled to that. If someone else chooses to view a person of higher status because they have more money then more power to them. I view it more in line of what I think is an important quality of a person. To me respect, honesty, honor are upper most. To others it could be money.

[Niels Bohr 72]

High Status = Rich

Low Status = Poor

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High Status = Professional

Low Status = Amateur

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High Status = 1

Low Status = 0

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High Status = Intelligence

Low Status = Moron

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[Amby 490]

isn't an achieved status any status that isn't ascribed? things like gender are ascribed because you are born with that status. anything that you "achieve" like being a mother, brain surgeon, mensa member, etc is achieved

Edited August 4, 2008 by Amby

[Jenn! 918]

So being "upper middle class", for example, has to do with how nice of a person you are? :unsure:

Maybe we're all talking about different things.

No we aren't talking about different things. We are talking about how we perceive status, and this is how I see it. If someone was to ask me about a persons income level that is one thing, but status, like the op stated, doesn't have much to do with income or intelligence. I am merely giving my view. We are all entitled to that. If someone else chooses to view a person of higher status because they have more money then more power to them. I view it more in line of what I think is an important quality of a person. To me respect, honesty, honor are upper most. To others it could be money.

Of course you are entitled to your view. I'm just trying to clarify.

I think we're talking semantics. I don't think the word status has anything to do with how good of a person you are. Just because I think that status has to do more with income level does not mean that I judge a person's character by how much money they make. It's just that if I were to discuss someone's character, the word "status" would not enter the picture. From the OP, I thought it was economic status that was in question.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Generally speaking its most often defined in terms of how much money you make. Its been defined that way on here a few times at least...

Its also about personal pride - even if you don't make as much as so-and-so it doesn't make you a lesser person, though there is a certain stigma about certain professions (binmen for example).