Which of the Following Statements Best Reflects Georg Simmel's View

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best reflects Georg Simmel's view of fashion as a means of status differentiation?

• A)Members of the upper class have more manners of taste than do the lower classes.
• B)Members of the upper class regard the fashions of the lower classes as being in bad taste.
• C)Members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class exactly.
• D)Members of the lower classes water down or vulgarize the fashions of the upper class,which are then no longer recognizable to members of the upper class.

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