Before influencers and verified badges, social status lived in tiny online flexes. Millennials still laugh about these early ...

People have always found ways to flaunt their social status and wealth. These days, it could be a high-end vehicle or a high-end purse. It was all about the largest television or the appropriate watch ...

Trying to impress women with artificial signs of your value will only cost you more in the long run. Many men work their entire lives to acquire certain material items and hone desirable traits they ...

Each generation cultivates their own emblems of success. In the past that might have looked like owning a car or holidaying abroad. More recently shows of affluence have entailed owning a new-fangled ...

In any given year, there are obvious signs that someone is wealthy, like flashy cars and giant houses. But there are also subtle signs that indicate a positive financial well-being. Those little ...

Once confined to adolescent years, braces have undergone a remarkable transformation in social perception. As more adults opt for orthodontic treatment, these dental devices have evolved beyond their ...

Galinsky is the Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. He is the co-author of the best-selling book Friend & Foe. Remote workers used to be second-class citizens; ...

Our culture embodies mutually exclusive beliefs in tribalism and individual exceptionalism. Tribalism used to depend on family; over the past millennium, it increasingly has come to depend on wealth ...

Although many men and women share similar ideals regarding success and achievement, certain concepts of status tend to resonate more with women than they do with the men in their lives. From spending ...