rank society

Definition of Rank Society

(noun) A society that limits access to prestige but not to resources.

Example of Rank Society

• Horticultural societies with chiefs by birth may have more authority but little economic advantage.
  

Rank Society Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: rank so·ci·e·ty

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ræŋk səˈsaɪəti/
• British English – /ræŋk səˈsaɪəti/

Usage Notes

• Plural: rank societies
• A rank society is compared and contrasted to an egalitarian society and stratified society.

Additional Information

• Word origin of “rank” and “society” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
• Giddens, Anthony. 1973. The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies. London: Hutchinson.
• Grusky, David B., ed. 2014. Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. 4th ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Kerbo, Harold Ray. 2012. Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative, and Global Perspective. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Weber, Max. 1946. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, edited by H. H. Gerth and C. W. Mills. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Society – Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org
• Types of Society – Sociology Guide: sociologyguide.com

Related Terms

• inequality
• power
• role
• society
• status
• system

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Cite the Definition of Rank Society

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “rank society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/rank-society/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

rank society. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/rank-society/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “rank society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/rank-society/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“rank society.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/rank-society/>.