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  • 1status — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elite (esp. AmE), great, high, superior ▪ inferior, low, lowly ▪ low status jobs …

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  • 2Status dynamic psychotherapy — [1] (“SDT”) is an approach to psychotherapy that was created by Peter G. Ossorio at the University of Colorado in the late 1960s as part of a larger system known as Descriptive Psychology, and that has subsequently been developed by other… …

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  • 3status attainment — status attainment, status attainment theory An extensive literature investigating how educational achievements and other indicators of skill and ability translate into jobs ranked according to socio economic status or prestige . The classic… …

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  • 4status — ► NOUN 1) relative social or professional standing. 2) high rank or social standing. 3) the position of affairs at a particular time. 4) official classification. ORIGIN Latin, standing …

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  • 5social status — Relative rank that an individual holds, with attendant rights, duties, and lifestyle, in a social hierarchy based on honour and prestige. Status is often ascribed on the basis of sex, age, family relationships, and birth, placing one into a… …

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  • 6Status of territories captured by Israel — The United Nations Security Council and the International Court of Justice both describe the West Bank and Golan Heights as occupied territory under international law, Israel s government calls all of them disputed rather than occupied ,.[1]… …

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  • 7status — /ˈsteɪtəs / (say staytuhs), /ˈstætəs / (say statuhs) noun (plural statuses) 1. condition, position, or standing socially, professionally, or otherwise. 2. the relative rank or social position of an individual or group: high status; low status. 3 …

  • 8relative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, near ▪ The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative. ▪ distant ▪ blood, family …

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  • 9status crystallization — A term devised by the American sociologist Gerhard Lenski (see’Status Crystallization: A Non Vertical Dimension of Status’, American Sociological Review, 1954). Lenski argues that inconsistencies in status attributes lead to status ambiguity… …

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  • 10status — n. 1 rank, social position, relation to others, relative importance (not sure of their status in the hierarchy). 2 a superior social etc. position (considering your status in the business). 3 Law a person s legal standing which determines his or… …

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