Together these high status groups comprised Japan's ruling class making up about 6% of the total population.

A certain lifestyle usually distinguishes the members of different status groups.

Inside of a status group there are more, smaller groups.

It directly linked religious belief and the segregation of society into status groups.

Parties often, but not necessarily, represent the interests of classes or status groups.

We both want to be successful on our own terms, to live comfortably but not belong to any kind of status group.

The Senate is the central democratic organ for discussions between the university's various status groups.

In status groups the primary motivation is prestige and social cohesion.

Members of low status groups exhibit no differences in associations with humanity.

Indeed having a large family is often socially deprecated, being associated with lower status groups.