This relationship between social status and power involves
the use of status symbols because, in our society for example, it's not always possible to know the people we meet in any great
detail. Therefore, we are forced to make judgements about their status on the basis of
the the material things they own. For example, possessions
are symbolic
of differing status positions and things like clothes
are
a common form of status symbol, (as. indeed, are things like cars, houses
and so forth).
This relationship between social status and power involves
the use of status
symbols because, in our society for example, it's not always possible to know the people we meet in any great
detail. Therefore, we are forced to make judgements about their status on the basis of
the the material things they own. For example, possessions
are symbolic
of differing status positions and things like clothes
are
a common form of status symbol, (as. indeed, are things like cars, houses
and so forth).