the top of the (social) ladder
1Social Dominance Theory — is a social psychological theory of group conflict which describes human society as consisting of oppressive group based hierarchical structures. According to the theory, individual people possess varying levels of preference for social dominance …
2Social dominance orientation — (SDO), is a personality variable which predicts social and political attitudes. It is a widely applied Social Psychological scale. SDO is conceptualised as a measure of individual differences in levels of group based discrimination and… …
3The Custom of the Country — is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton, published when she was 51 years old. ContextIt was published at a time when she herself was going through a divorce. She had, however, started writing the novel as early as Spring 1908 when she had completed six… …
4Social mobility — Sociology …
5Social class in the United States — A monument to the working and supporting classes along Market Street in the heart of San Francisco s Financial District Income in the United States Affluence in the …
6ladder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of equipment for climbing up sth ADJECTIVE ▪ rickety ▪ metal, wooden ▪ long, tall ▪ loft (esp. BrE) …
7The Day of the Scorpion — infobox Book | name = The Day of the Scorpion title orig = translator = author = Paul Scott cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical, Novel publisher = Heinemann release date = September 1968 media… …
8ladder — I UK [ˈlædə(r)] / US [ˈlædər] noun [countable] Word forms ladder : singular ladder plural ladders ** 1) a piece of equipment for reaching high places that consists of two long pieces of wood or metal joined by smaller pieces called rungs A… …
9The Towers of Silence — infobox Book | name = The Towers of Silence title orig = translator = image caption = author = Paul Scott cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = Heinemann release date = October… …
10ladder — lad|der [ lædər ] noun count ** 1. ) a piece of equipment for reaching high places that consists of two long pieces of wood or metal joined by smaller pieces called rungs: A fireman climbed the ladder. 2. ) a list of the names of all the players… …
