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Definition of Status Consistency
(noun) A situation in which an individual’s status is similar across several categories such as education, income and occupation.
Example of Status Consistency
- A highly esteemed professor at a prestigious institution who is paid well has status consistency; a highly esteemed professor at a prestigious school who is not paid well has status inconsistency.
Etymology of Status Consistency
- Coined by Gerhard Lenski (1924–2015).
Status Consistency Pronunciation
Syllabification: stat·us con·sis·ten·cy
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /stAY-tuhs kuhn-sIs-tuhn-see/
- British English – /stAY-tuhs kuhn-sIs-tuhn-see/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈstætəs kənˈsɪstənsi/
- British English – /ˈsteɪtəs kənˈsɪstənsi/
Usage Notes
- Plural: status consistencies
- In caste systems, an individual’s statuses are typically consistent but in class systems with social mobility statuses can be inconsistent.
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Related Terms
- achieved status
- ascribed status
- master status
- role
- society
- status
- status lender
- status offense
- status quo
- status symbol
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Cite the Definition of Status Consistency
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “status consistency.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/status-consistency/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
status consistency. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/status-consistency/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “status consistency.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/status-consistency/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“status consistency.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/status-consistency/>.