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=== Feudalism in Latin America === Bolivia used to have newspaper advertisements that claimed to have land, animals and peasants for sale. The peasants were not necessarily slaves but placed in their social class and required to work because they were bound to the land on which they lived and that they farmed. That sort of social interaction is based mainly on the people's strong belief of tradition and to uphold the actions of the past. In 1971, Ernesto Laclau addressed the argument of Latin America was feudalist or capitalist. He determined that the social system was very different from the capitalist system in Europe and the United States and so Latin America would be more closely related to having a feudalist approach to social interaction.
=== Caste system ===
The formation of a hierarchy differs from the polarities of both given and achieved status. In caste systems, ascription is the overpowering basis for status. Traditional society in South Asia and other parts of the world such as Egypt, India, Bali, Tibet, and Japan were composed of castes. Each group was limited to certain occupations. Low-paying occupations such as collecting garbage were reserved for one caste, whose members were excluded from holding any other occupation. Correspondingly, highly skilled occupations, such as being a priest or a goldsmith, were reserved for another caste. However, some people managed through talent and luck to rise above their given caste. For example, great aptitude as a soldier was often a way to reach a higher status.
== See also == Achievement ideology Ascribed status Identity performance Master status Positional good Social class Social hierarchy Social status Social structure of the United States Status attainment Status symbol
== References ==
== Bibliography == Linton, Ralph (1936). The Study of Man: An Introduction. online edition Stark, Rodney (2007). Sociology (10th ed.). Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 978-0-495-09344-2. Wise, M (2005). Cultural Capital, Habitus and Sense of Belonging in Medical School: The Impact of Ascribed and Achieved Status. online edition Rose, Peter (1982). Sociology: Inquiring into Society (2nd ed.). St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-73984-2. Shepard, Jon; Robert W. Greene (2003). Sociology and You. Ohio: Glencoe McGraw-Hill. pp. A-22. ISBN 0-07-828576-3. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. McDonagh, Eileen (1982). "To Work or Not to Work: The Differential Impact of Achieved and Derived Status upon the Political Participation of Women". American Journal of Political Science. 26 (2): 280–297. doi:10.2307/2111040. JSTOR 2111040.
== Further reading == Lipset, Seymour Martin; Reinhard Bendix (1959). Social Mobility in Industrial Society. University of California Press. ISBN 0-88738-760-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) online edition Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Forghieri, Carlo (2007). Sociology Information E.G. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-88738-760-9.