Social Status and its importance

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The social status and it's importance:The question arise in our mind is that why do people value status?Status is person's condition, position or standing relative to that of others.Social status can be understood as the degree of honor or prestige attached to one's position in society. Social stratification is associated with the ability of individuals to live up to some set of ideals or principles regarded as important by the society or some social groups within it.Anderson says status is considered universally important because it influences how people think and behave. "Establishing that desire for status is a fundamental human