In capitalistic societies, status symbols are most often tied to monetary wealth ... utility derived from status symbols comes from their high price, if the price of a status symbol goes up ...

But there are some more affordable pieces — like Asics sneakers and trendy socks — that have also become status symbols for men. Here's a look at the most popular items of the year so far and ...

The most obvious example of this is high heels, which generally make it ... And indeed, heels have always been a status symbol, Steele says, because they reflect that the wearer doesn’t need ...

Busyness and a lack of leisure time have become pervasive status symbols in the U.S. that most people attribute to ... particularly among highly educated, high wage men. Recent data from the ...

But millennials and Gen Z—the latter in particular—are shaking up what status symbols for their age group ... despite standard-tier shopping still being the most popular across every ...