Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Elizabeth Heger Boyle, Kathy J. Kuipers, Dawn T. Robinson, How Do Status Beliefs Develop? The Role of Resources and Interactional Experience, American Sociological Review, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Jun., 1998), pp. 331-350
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ridgeway et al. (1998) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: