Industrial capitalism rewarded market skill over family status in England

Evidence

Contemporary liberal societies view ascribed status systems like feudalism or racism as insidious. The modern ideal is to organize society as a system of achieved status, where a higher position is based on personal achievements rather than immutable characteristics. The first challenge to ascribed status arrived with capitalism, as businesspeople could earn esteem and status benefits through amassing fortunes alone. — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 83 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Bourgeois flourishing depended on father’s societal role grounding family authority and education — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 620; Industrialization forced England into market-organized life that proved nearly unlivable — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 363; Industrial capitalism displaced birth privilege with market skill in England’s ruling class (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Industrial capitalism displaced birth privilege with market skill in England’s ruling class #corroborates (1.00)
• Capitalism historically challenged ascribed status by rewarding fortune #expands (0.82) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 83