Episode 29: The In Crowd, the Relationship Between Taste, Popularity, and Status

You’ve heard about the sweet smell of success? Well, get ready to taste it, as well! The Two Humans discuss how “good” taste and “bad” taste determine our place in the social hierarchy. This episode is yummy good!

Episode 29: The In Crowd: The Relationship between Taste, Popularity, and Status

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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Resources:

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Gasser, Nolan

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Gronow, Jukka

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Korsmeyer, Carolyn

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Marx, W. David

2022 Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change. Viking, New York, NY.

 

Menand, Louis

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Spronk, Rachel and Christien Klaufus

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Sullivan, Bill

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Vanderbilt, Tom

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2016 You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY.