FIXED CLASS SOCIETY

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N., Pam M.S.
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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."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SOCIAL MOBILITY
  2. CASTE
  3. VERTICAL MOBILITY
  4. SOCIAL FLEXIBILITY
  5. MIDDLE CLASS
  6. UPWARD MOBILITY
  7. CASTE
  8. SOCIAL CLASS
  9. CULTURE
  10. RAUWOLFIA DERIVATIVES
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FIXED CLASS SOCIETY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/fixed-class-society/ (accessed April 18, 2021).
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