When asked about the reasons and effects of shisha smoking, 42.3% of the sample recognized it as a stress reliever and 68.7% admitted it to be a
status symbol (Table 2).
According to DA PAM 750-8, the
status symbol chosen reflects the judgment of the person making the inspection, operating the equipment, or doing the maintenance.
Across Europe, everyone agreed on one thing: the ultimate, number one
status symbol is a private jet.
They simply purchase a
status symbol. A
status symbol is something that indicates the social status of its owner.
According to a March 13, 2006 article in Newsweek, tractors are now the new
status symbol. The new John Deere tractors are complete with headlights, adjustable cushioned seats, and of course, the quintessential cup holder.
All of the patients were men, since women consider it a
status symbol to have their teeth, or what's left of them.
In a wave of showy prosperity signalled by imported cars and country villas, new-build high-style city living is the next must-have
status symbol. Rejecting the opportunity to refurbish the fine buildings that exist in the heart of Moscow, vast condominiums are planned with grotesque ornamentation and ridiculous names.
Joe Earle's Lethal Elegance: Samurai Sword Fittings (0878466797, $50.00) narrows the focus to Samurai sword fittings, which were not only a military symbol but became a fashion accessory and
status symbol alike.
Therefore a shelf full of unread theological treatises may have been little more than a
status symbol.
Murphy says that plastic surgery has become the
status symbol that in the '80s and '90s was working out at the gym.
Despite these widespread negative views about the pig, some cultures embrace the creature not only as a source of food, but also as a
status symbol. In Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, the pig represents prosperity and abundance.
Surely there are some people who drive larger vehicles because they feel it is a
status symbol, but for many large families it is a necessity.