Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Market as a social Institution

Question:

Who coined the term 'Status Symbol'?

Options:

Max Weber

T.K. Oomen

Levi Strauss

Emile Durkheim

Correct Answer:

Max Weber

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Max Weber

Max Weber, was among the first to point out that the goods that people buy and use are closely related to their status in society. He coined the term status symbol to describe this relationship. For example, among the middle class in India today, the brand of cell phone or the model of car that one owns are important markers of socio-economic status. Weber also wrote about how classes and status groups are differentiated on the basis of their lifestyles