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Theories and Concepts in the Sociology of Clothing and Appearance, Quizzes of Community Corrections

Various terms and definitions related to the sociology of clothing and appearance, including modesty, immodesty, adornment, protection, social status, castes, sociology of clothing, nomads, genetics, fashion, values, material culture, observations, dress, prescriptions, physical body, global fashion, mass production, clothing zones, society, body supplements, cave dwellers, body modification, and appearance. It also discusses early theories of dress and seven values of dress.

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2009/2010

Uploaded on 03/03/2010

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TERM 1
Modesty, immodesty, adornment, protection
DEFINITION 1
Theories
TERM 2
Achieved or ascribed
DEFINITION 2
social status
TERM 3
These are identified by dress in political scale
culture
DEFINITION 3
castes
TERM 4
The study of clothing as a human behavior
DEFINITION 4
sociology of clothing
TERM 5
Domestic scale culture population
DEFINITION 5
nomads
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Modesty, immodesty, adornment, protection

Theories

TERM 2

Achieved or ascribed

DEFINITION 2

social status

TERM 3

These are identified by dress in political scale

culture

DEFINITION 3

castes

TERM 4

The study of clothing as a human behavior

DEFINITION 4

sociology of clothing

TERM 5

Domestic scale culture population

DEFINITION 5

nomads

Unique to each individual

Genetics

TERM 7

Changes that come and go in both material

and non material culture

DEFINITION 7

fashion

TERM 8

Seven of these influence dress and may

change throughout the life course

DEFINITION 8

values

TERM 9

Physical phenomena of

dress

DEFINITION 9

material culture

TERM 10

can be described and help us understand

cultures

DEFINITION 10

observations

simplify evaluations of clothing in relation to

climate

clothing zones

TERM 17

A group of individuals who interact with each

other based on the sharing of many beliefs

and ways of behavior

DEFINITION 17

society

TERM 18

enclosures, attachments, handheld objects

DEFINITION 18

body supplements

TERM 19

Created the earliest visual representations

DEFINITION 19

cave dwellers

TERM 20

any temporary or permanent change or

redesign of the body itself

DEFINITION 20

body modification

the total, composite image created by

clothing, the human body, and any

modifications that are visually perceived

Appearance

TERM 22

Interpret an individual's identity based solely

upon dress

DEFINITION 22

visual clue

TERM 23

4 early theories of dress

DEFINITION 23

Modesty Immodesty Adornment Protection

TERM 24

7 values of dress-1 characteristic of each

DEFINITION 24

Theoretical-Interested in comfort ex albert einstein Economic-

Usefulness or practicality Aesthetic-wear for pleasure ex hippies

Social-conformity ex. wearing something to fit in Political-status

symbol ex. Sororities and Fraternities Religious-Modesty Ex. Amish,

Mormon, Cross necklaces Exploratory- Desire to investigate new

possibilities Ex. pink hair