New Technology, Basic Instincts
Humans are social animals. Whether we give it much thought or not, we work to maintain a level of social status. For most, standing out in a good way is desired; standing out in a bad way is avoided. Fear of ostracism or public humiliation is ... [... more]
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Education, Social Status, and Health (Social ...
 In examining why it is that people with higher socioeconomic status have better health than lower-status individuals, Mirowsky and Ross utilizes their strength in survey research on a broad national scale. Drawing on findings and ideas from many sciences, ... [... more]
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Caring For Silver Service
In turn, guests' social status was determined by their knowledge of the utensils as well as their place at the table. In the Victorian age, one's position was determined by where they were sitting with regard to the ... [... more]
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Social Status and Power in Java
Social Status and Power in Java [... more]
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Eurafricans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, ...
Eurafricans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, Gender, and Religious Observance from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century [... more]
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Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status ...
Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China [... more]
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Beyond Birth: Social Status in the Emergence of Modern Korea
The social structure of contemporary Korea contains strong echoes of the hierarchical principles and patterns governing stratification in the Choson dynasty (1392?1910): namely, birth and one's position in the bureaucracy. At the beginning of Korea's ... [... more]
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Guys Can't Really Help The Deadly Behavior. The ...
Among the not-so-beneficial behaviors this includes are smoking, reckless driving and violence, Kruger and Nesse write. This idea is reinforced by data that show low social status has a greater impact on male mortality rates than on those of ... [... more]
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Maintaining Silver
Silver serving pieces at one time in our history were considered to be a necessity when defining etiquette. Social status and wealth were determined by the silver one owned. The various serving pieces expressed the ... [... more]
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Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status ...
This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes "superfluous things"--the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and ... [... more]
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Eurafricans In Western Africa: Commerce Social Status ...
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Beyond Birth: Social Status in the Emergence of Modern ...
The social structure of contemporary Korea contains strong echoes of the hierarchical principles and patterns governing stratification in the Choson dynasty (1392-1910): namely, birth and one's position in the bureaucracy. At the beginning of Korea's ... [... more]
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