to be ascribed to
1Ascribed characteristics — Ascribed characteristics, as used in the social sciences, refer to properties of an individual, over which that individual has very little, if any, control. Typical examples include race, ethnicity, gender, caste, height, and sexual orientation.… …
2Ascribed status — is the social status a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. For example, a person born into a wealthy family has a high ascribed status. In contrast, an achieved status is a social position a person takes on… …
3ascribed — status …
4Ascribed — Ascribe As*cribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe; ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.] 1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his death was… …
5ascribed — adjective Date: 1969 acquired or assigned arbitrarily (as at birth) < ascribed social status > …
6ascribed status — Sociol. the social position assigned to a person on the basis of age, sex, race, etc. Cf. achieved status. [1965 70] * * * …
7ascribed status — noun The social status a person that is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. Ant: achieved status …
8ascribed status — See ascription ; status, achieved …
9ascribed — as·cribe || É™ skraɪb v. attribute to, charge to …
10ascribed to him — attributed to him, imputed to him …
