ascriptive
/əˈskrɪptɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or based on assigning a quality, status, or role to someone, often without choice.
- The company's ascriptive hiring practices favored people from certain universities over others.
- Ascriptive characteristics like race or gender should not limit a person's opportunities.
- In many traditional societies, social class is ascriptive, determined by birth rather than achievement.
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