University degrees boosted earning power and social status.

Apparently, we prefer a cleanshaven man but accept that a beard ' adds gravitas and social status'.

A former Conservative councillor who pretended to be a barrister to gain social status and well-paid jobs wept in court as she was spared jail.

Where this leaves them in terms of social status is a problem they find difficult to resolve.

It's a grim fact of human nature that people flock to those with social status.