Practicing Success
Max weber argued that buying and use of certain commodities enhance/maintain status in society, he called this 'status symbol'. Which of the following represents status symbol? |
Purchase of Redmi Note 11 mobile phone Purchase non-branded writ watch Purchase of sunglasses from a hawker Purchase of clothes from roadside stall |
Purchase of Redmi Note 11 mobile phone |
One of sociology’s founders, 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. |