Editing Status symbol (section)

==Societal recognition==
{{See also|Achieved status|Status attainment|Social status}}
Status symbols also indicate the cultural values of a society or a subculture. For example, in a [[commerce|commercial]] society, having money or wealth and things that can be bought by wealth, such as cars, houses, or fine clothing, are considered status symbols. Where warriors are respected, a [[scar]] can represent honor or courage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.missedinhistory.com/blogs/real-men-have-dueling-scars.htm|title=Real Men Have Dueling Scars|date=2009-05-04|work=Stuff You Missed in History Class|access-date=2017-12-18|language=en}}</ref> Among [[intellectual]]s being able to think in an intelligent and educated way is an important status symbol regardless of material possessions. In academic circles, a long list of publications and a securely [[tenure]]d position at a prestigious university or research institute are a mark of high status. It has been speculated that the earliest foods to be domesticated were luxury feast foods used to cement one's place as a "rich person".<ref>Hayden B 2003. Were luxury foods the first domesticates? Ethnoarchaeological perspectives from Southeast Asia. World Archaeology 34(3)</ref>

A [[uniform]] symbolizes membership in an organization, and may display additional insignia of rank, specialty, tenure and other details of the wearer's status within the organization. A state may confer [[award|decoration]]s, medals or [[badge]]s that can show that the wearer has heroic or official status. Elaborate [[color-coded]] [[academic regalia]] is often worn during [[Graduation|commencement]] ceremonies, indicating [[academic rank]] and specialty.

In many cultures around the world, diverse [[visual markers of marital status]] are widely used. [[Coming of age]] rituals and other [[rites of passage]] may involve granting and display of symbols of a new status. [[Dress code]]s may specify who ought to wear particular kinds or styles of clothing, and when and where specific items of clothing are displayed.