Introduction: the grand mystery of culture and the status taboo
Status and the individual. The basics of status ; Conventions and status value ; Signaling and status symbols ; Taste, authenticity, and identity
Status and creativity. Classes and sensibillities ; Subcultures and countercultures ; Art
Status and cultural change. Fashion cycles ; History and continuity
Status and culture in the twenty-first century. The internet age ; Status equality and cultural creativity.
