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Status is dependent in the long run upon high class position — the maintenance of a prestigious style of life costs money — there is no necessary cor… - Walter F. Buckley
" "Status is dependent in the long run upon high class position — the maintenance of a prestigious style of life costs money — there is no necessary correspondence between them at any given time.
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About Walter F. Buckley
Walter Frederick Buckley (1922 – January 26, 2006) was an American sociologist, and Professor of sociology, who was among the first to apply concepts from general systems theory (GST), based on the work of Bertalanffy, to sociology.
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