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== Etymology == The term "status symbol" was first written in English in 1955,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-12|language=en|title=status seeking β Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=status+seeking|website=etymonline.com}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> but from 1959 with the publication of the bestseller "The Status Seekers" greater distribution. There, journalist [[Vance Packard]] describes the social strategy and behavior in the USA.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-08-12|title=The status seekers; an exploration of class behavior in America, Longmans, 1959|url=https://www.worldcat.org/de/title/2125250|website=worldcat.org}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
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