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Centers of Progress

The historical significance of urban centers

The impact of cultural and technological advances

The role of urban centers in shaping society

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Status and class

Status is a way that people help make sense of their social worlds.
When deciding how to approach a stranger, we look for clues in their dress and their manner. These clues help us decide how we want to behave.
Class is a major way that status is experienced and communicated. And over the last few decades, class has become less stable, less guaranteed - for everyone, including white people, for a change.

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There's a ton of name churn now - new names coming in, old names dropping out of use
Names that were rising fastest in popularity in 2021 apparently included Loyal, Ozzy, Emberlynn, and Raya
These are names meant to define one's individuality rather than blend into the crowd

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For decades, social psychologists have researched the links between given names and life experiences
Names represent an act of possibly futile branding on the part of parents.
"Cultural" names are very often "made up."

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