Why do nominal characteristics acquire status value? a minimal explanation for status construction

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 832-862

  Mark, Noah P ^a   Smith Lovin, Lynn ^b   Ridgeway, Cecilia L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CULTURE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77149167283     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/606142     Document Type: Article

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