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Clothing related to aspirations for status among lower middle class working women

Creator:

Johnson, Elaine Kay

Abstract:

The aim of the study was to explore the possibility of relationships existing between social aspiration and the use of clothing for prestige among lower middle class working women. A review of the literature dealing with aspirations among various groups indicated that more aspiring individuals generally used clothing for prestige...

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Masters Thesis

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aspire to higher social status. Upon analyzing the data no significant relationship was found between
The relationship of clothing attitudes of three groups of women to age and level of husband's position

Creator:

Waldemar, Martha Goetz

Abstract:

The purpose of this problem was to compare young, middle-aged, and older women's attitudes concerning clothing, and to see what influence the husband's position and income had on the clothing attitudes of the wife. The problem dealt with five specific aspects of women's dress: (1) appropriate dress, (2) impressing others,...

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Masters Thesis

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social status were studied for the influence they might have on the wife's attitude toward the above