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Superficial Indicators of Social Class

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Imagine you were trying to assess a person's social class. Answer the following four questions:

What physical traits would you look for based solely on his or her appearance?

If you were only able to see the person and ask him or her just one question, what question would you ask?

Why would you ask that particular question?

What other observations could you make from an individual's appearance that can provide you with evidence of an individual's social class?

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The solution answers questions about indicators of social class. Specifically, it addresses the various features of appearance that might indicate social class, as well as the questions one might ask to assess social class of an individual.

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1. If I were trying to assess one's social class based on appearance, I would look for neatness and a high level of grooming. Both are often associated with a higher level of education and understanding of how grooming affects one's health. Neatly trimmed or styled hair, polished shoes, well groomed fingernails, clean and neatly pressed clothes, are all signs of a socially well ...

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