Prestige
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vasiliki Kantzara (Panteion University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp129.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4248745147 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Prestige originally referred to a conjuror's trick. In the social sciences, however, prestige denotes the honor, respect, and esteem attained by individuals and groups for their skills and achievement. Prestige as a symbolic value constitutes a form of social evaluation. Research has focused on an array of aspects, from professional prestige to prestige as a social control system. The impact of prestige is multifaceted. At a societal level prestige reproduces the existing social hierarchy, but it may also facilitate upward social mobility when individuals are judged by their achievement and not according to their origin. Today, prestige is expressed as respect and may indicate trust, which in turn structures and regulates much of relations at local and international levels
Hierarchy · Honor · Occupational prestige · Political science · Prestige · Social science · Social status · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |