ascriptive

The definition of ascriptive is a group in which status is based on a factor other than achievement.

(adjective)

A group that only has members of a certain race or sex is an example of an ascriptive group.

See ascriptive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

designating a society, group, etc. in which status is based on a predetermined factor, as age, sex, or race, and not on individual achievement

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