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Definition of Status seeking
1. Noun. A drive to acquire power.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Status Seeking
Literary usage of Status seeking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gang Suppression & Intervention: An Assessment by Irving A. Spergel (1996)
"Status-seeking is a central concept in the explanation of the behavior of the
violent youth gang (see Cloward and Ohlin 1960; Spergel 1964; ..."
2. Young Drivers: The Road to Safety by Transport Research Centre, OECD/ECMT Transport Research Centre, Oecd, Evropská konference ministrů dopravy, Economic Commission for Europe, Inc NetLibrary, United Nations (2006)
"... that driving with extra motives, such as status-seeking, was more common among
young drivers with an impulsive lifestyle oriented towards friends. ..."
3. We Knew Paul: Conversations With Friends and Students of Paul Rosenfels by Dean Hannotte (1990)
"DEAN: You mean a set-up by some status-seeking person who gets degrees or puts
badges on or puts titles next to his name just for effect? CARL: Right. ..."
4. Contributions to Horticultural Literature: Being a Selection of Articles by William Paul (1892)
"Here, as in the ale-house, he may come in contact with men of his own age, men
of the same mental calibre and social status, seeking one common aim, ..."
5. Tobacco Use Among U. S. Racial Ethnic Minority Groups: African Americans by David Satcher (1999)
"In the 1950s, a primary belief of advertising agencies working on cigarette
advertising was that status-seeking was a central motivator of African Americans ..."
6. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"... to arm themselves, primarily for their own protection but also because possession
of a weapon may become a part of status-seeking in the community. ..."
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