Fiske was intrigued by people assuming that individuals were of low status because of personal traits, such as un-intellectual, and disregarding that a person of low status may be in such a position because of situational circumstances.
Fiske was intrigued by people. Individuals were of low status because of personal traits. This was such as un-intellectual. This was what Fiske was assuming. A person of low status may be in such a position because of situational circumstances. Fiske was disregarding this.