Discuss the new forms or bases of status development in the U.S. What are they, and how important are they? Will they replace status based on older grounds? Explain.
On an everyday basis, how do students in high school behave to maintain or enhace their social status among their peers? Does this change once they go to university and need to establish themselves in a group? Is status important at the university level? Does Millner’s explanation of status ranking of cliques apply to our university setting? Explain.