Is Clothing An Indication Of Personal Worth?

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3 pages in length. Adages are derived from standards set by the people who live within a particular society. These social norms help to provide a basis upon which a majority of the population constructs their public selves, adhering to specific - if not silently mandated - guiding principles that serve to determine social acceptance. Indeed, everyone wants to be accepted by their peers, their employers and their community, however, this acceptance often comes with a high price: abiding by the style norms of one's society may help to land a good job, make one more socially acceptable or validate personal worth, but it comes at the expense of false and shallow claim that "clothes make the man/woman." Bibliography lists 3 sources.