Status is granted by others’ recognition, never claimed unilaterally.
Evidence
Signaling also works to explain the process of acquiring status. As the sociologist Hugh Dalziel Duncan reminds us, “Status enactment is always a plea, a petition, for status is given, never taken.” We must ascertain the status level of strangers to treat them properly, and only when our own status is recognized do we receive social benefits. Signaling is a communication process. We make a status claim to others through communicating certain signals, and then others perform a status appraisal by interpreting those signals. — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 194
Categorization
- DEFINE: Introduces the status-claim and status-appraisal model that frames the whole chapter: status acquisition is a two-party communication process.
- XREF: connects to: Identity is granted by others’ status appraisals, not self-declared — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 289; Being named and hailed by others constitutes one’s identity — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 237; Group memberships determined by capital, not personal virtue, confer status. — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 89 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Identity is granted by others’ status appraisals, not self-declared
#corroborates(0.97) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 289 - Citizenship depends on community recognition, not just legal status
#exemplifies(0.88) - Personal identity is largely an outcome of status appraisal
#expands(0.85) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 296 - Being named and hailed by others constitutes one’s identity
#expands(0.82) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 237 - Political allegiance rests on continuous acknowledgement, not rational consent.
#exemplifies(0.78) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 432 - Group memberships determined by capital, not personal virtue, confer status.
#qualifies(0.75) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 89 - Competence, not power, determines status in functioning societies.
#complicates(0.72) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 910