| 单词 | status-seeking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstatus-seeking status-seeking adj. and n. originally Sociology (a) adj. that seeks to improve one's social standing, or demonstrate one's high social standing; (b) n. the action of seeking to improve or demonstrate social standing in this way. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > social mobility > social climbing or status seeking social climbing1886 social climb1904 status-seeking1940 society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > socially mobile > status-seeking arriviste1904 social-climbing1917 status-seeking1940 1940 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 547 It is undeniable that there was relatively intense status-seeking behavior among the wives in most of these families. 1942 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 47 676 The very pursuance of his first goal had led him into a changed direction of status-seeking. 1962 Punch 31 Jan. 227/3 Status-seeking, broken marriages, intrigue among research staff of Midland firm. 1993 J. J. Piderit Ethical Found. Econ. viii. 242 In a status-seeking society, redistributing wealth from the rich to the poor can make people more satisfied. 2009 G. Miller Spent iv. 55 Narcissists tend to alternate between public status seeking and private pleasure seeking. < as lemmas |
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