New York trash collectors sometimes earn a higher income than local business owners. This would be an example of status inconsistency.

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Status inconsistency refers to a situation where an individual has different levels of status across different dimensions of social inequality. In this case, the trash collectors have higher income (a measure of socioeconomic status) than the local business owners, creating a status inconsistency.

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