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... > social science subjects > business and management > marketing (business) > consumer culture > concepts in consumer culture > social distinctions
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of sport and leisure > play (sociology) > sociology of play > social distinctions

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social distinctions  

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  • What and how people consume are critical components of how individuals define themselves in relation to others. Yet, consumption practices are also meaningful social signals that individuals use to categorize and evaluate others. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Social Distinction]

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