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How does Weber define status? How do status, welfare and social policy relate? Provide example and reference(s).

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This solution discusses how Weber defines status. It also discusses how status, welfare and social policy relates, including examples and reference.

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Weber describes status as a form of 'social honour' or esteem. People's social rank is associated with their class, but the terms are not equivalent; some social roles may have high esteem but low resources (like clerics).

The receipt of welfare has often been associated ...

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