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Originally Posted by NALs
Don't believe me? Ask yourself the following questions:
Who has higher status, a police officer or a civilian? Who obeys who?
Who has higher status, a teacher or his students? Who obeys who?
Who has higher status, an employer or an employee? Who obeys who?
Who has higher status, a parent or his children? Who obeys who?
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I thought this thread was about socio-economic status. What does a civilian obeying a police officer have to with socio-economic status? The civilian doesn't obey the police officer because of his/her socio-economic status, but because the police officer has a specified function. If a police officer catches a CEO of a multinational or the conductor of the London Philarmonic Orchestra for speeding, they will do what the police officer says. But does that mean that they have lower socio-economic status? Who do you think is considered to have higher social status if the police officer, the CEO and the conductor meet in the pub?