ascriptive
- adjective
- /əˈskrɪp.tɪv/
- Specialized
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ascriptivo
- The ascriptive nature of certain cultures means that people may inherit their societal status rather than earning it through merit.
Examples
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An ascriptive institution such as the chieftaincy, which never made any pretense of egalitarianism in the first place, was an ideal tool for nondemocratic development.
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In fact, my thesis is that the more competitive elections are, the greater the risk of falling back on ascriptive criteria in the conduct of politics.
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Azerbaijan shows no sign of implementing ascriptive requirements for citizenship.
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This principle of association stands in conflict with other guides to ascriptive relationships, family and kinship in particular.
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These were no longer based on the ascriptive ties of the primary group, but rather on "rational" attachments signified by voluntary associations.
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For Sutton-Smith (1972), such data pointed to a distinction between ascriptive and achievement game cultures.
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Let us take a look at each, starting with the least exclusive cognitive nationalism and progressing to the more exclusive ascriptive nationalism.
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In terms of exclusivity, this form of nationalism has made the leap over the ascriptivity barrier; hence its name, "ascriptive nationalism."
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To have adopted ascriptive over universal norms after independence would have implied that the PAP government was not sincere in its drive for a "Malaysian Malaysia."
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Exposure to Western (and especially American) influences via the media and through travel and study abroad has discredited the older form of ascriptive, informal, illegalist politics and raised the demand for accountability, popular control, and bureaucratic rationality.
Academic text (1996)
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Etymology
Ascriptive comes from ascribe, which originally meant 'to write to' and comes from old parts ad- 'to' and scribere 'to write'. So, ascriptive means a status or trait 'assigned' to someone, like a label 'written on' them, often from birth.