status system

Supporters of keeping marriage in the hands of spiritual authorities defend the current personal status system.

In “Class: A Guide Through the American Status System,” Paul Fussell argues that the criteria we use to define the tiers of the social hierarchy are in fact indicative of our social class.

"Lack of police accountability has, in fact, been incorporated into the status system: the person who is believed capable of 'taking care of himself' is accorded a certain deference, which translates into a sense of physical and psychological control," he writes.

The board issued a statement last week calling on World Athletics to restore the neutral status system regardless of whether the fine is paid.

The board issued a statement last week calling on World Athletics to restore the neutral status system regardless of whether the fine is paid.