For Further Research (Individual) In this chapter, we learned that some products are status symbols and serve as visible markers that provide a way for people to flaunt their membership in higher social classes. Using the Internet and magazines (your library probably has a collection of magazines), find ads and websites for status symbol products. Examine how the websites and the ads communicate that the product is a status symbol. How do they relate to a higher social class?

Make a list of the products and the visuals and words that are used to promote the status symbol products.