FIXED CLASS SOCIETY

the name that is applied to a society that has very little or no social mobility. An example is the Hindu caste system. See open class society.

FIXED CLASS SOCIETY: "A fixed class society has no upward or downward movement."

Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "FIXED CLASS SOCIETY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/fixed-class-society/ (accessed June 26, 2022).