1. SOCIAL STATUS
Determinants of
Social Status
Mrs. Manilyn Y. Serafin
Discussant

2. What is SOCIAL STATUS?
• Social status is the social class to
which one belongs. It is the class
into which his socio-economic
standing fits.
» Ascribed status
» Achieved status

3. Ascribed Status Achieved Status
• earned or
• due to the
required by
accident of
means of talent
birth
and effort• class into
making capacity
which one is
of an individual
born

4. Determinants of
Social Status

5. A. Occupational and Income Scale
• 1. Owners and high officials of big business
enterprises; high government officials;
professionals who gained expertise and
prestige; superstars in the show business
• 2.Lower officials of big business enterprises;
owners and officials of smaller business;
professionals with moderate success; lower
government officials; movie stars with
moderate success

6. • 3. Employees performing clerical
jobs. Amounts of income are
average.
• 4. Unskilled workers, laborers, tenant
farmers, domestic helpers, small
vendors. Incomes are below average.
• 5. Semi-employed, underemployed
or even jobless. Incomes are very
low.

7. B. Education
•Graduates from post collegiate
courses
•College Graduates
•High school Graduates
•Elementary Graduates
•Primary Graduates
•Below primary schooling

8. C. House Type
•Excellent houses
•Very good houses
•Good houses
•Average houses
•Fair houses
•Poor houses
•Very poor houses

9. D. Dwelling Area
•Very affluent
•Affluent
•Fairly affluent
•Not affluent
•Poor
•Very poor

10. Thank you!