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Status and culture : how our desire for social rank creates taste, identity, art, fashion, and constant change

text Status and culture : how our desire for social rank creates taste, identity, art, fashion, and constant change

Summary
"An examination of how individuals strive for social status and how this creates our culture as a whole Contrary to belief, status signaling isn't just the province of the immature or insecure but a fundamental human need to secure social standing... Read more
Contents
Introduction: The grand mystery of culture and the status taboo -- Part one. Status and the individual -- The basics of status -- Conventions and status value -- Signaling and status symbols -- Taste, authenticity, and identity -- Part two. Status... Read more
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xxi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Viking 2022

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 305 MAR in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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