issue208【0710G-HIT坚持交作业小组的第九次作业】SavileRow

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题目：ISSUE208 - "The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people."
字数：698          用时：00:59:55          日期：2007-8-8 11:02:16

1 同意作者的看法
2 从衣着方面，衣着反映社会的状况特别是经济状况：衣着还反映社会的文化氛围
3 从行为来看，行为也是社会发展的标志
4 从唯物主义来解释
5 结尾

The speaker claims that society's ideas and values can be revealed by the way people look, dress and act. I totally agree with the speaker. People's appearance and behavior can serve as signs of the development of the society.

How and what people wear reflects the condition of a society, especially the economic situation. There are many examples supporting this in the history of economy. One example that aptly illustrates the point involves the "hemline theory". "Hemline theory" is a financial theory that stock prices move in the same direction as the hemline of women's dresses. So far, the theory has been quite accurate in United States. In the '20s and '60s, hemlines were at a high position and so was the stock market. And in the '30s and '40s, the stock market was so low that women were almost tripping on the dresses. The explanation to this theory is very simple. The stock market is usually symbolic of economy situation in one country. When the stock prices are high, it indicates the bullish market and aggressive economy progress. Under the prosperous economic circumstance, there were more jobs available for men. And with good salaries, men could afford and were more willing to buy women silk stockings which were extremely expensive back then. Thus, more women wore dresses at high hemlines to show their stockings. On the contrary, when the bearish market indicating conservative economy came, few men could afford silk stockings and thus women wore longer dresses. Now I would like to expand this example to a larger range. What and how people wear reflects not only the economy situation but also cultural atmosphere. In a more diverse and communication-loving society, people can accept new ideas more easily. And this acceptance externalize in people's wardrobe. People, with more options, can choose what ever they want to put on themselves without being scorned. In short, people's appearance is not exclusive a fashion issue any more, but also the indication of the society's economic and cultural development and we can tell these characteristics at ease simply by observing.

People's behavior, like people's appearance, also serves as a sign of society's development. Those trivial unnoticeable things might reveals how well both economy and spirit develop in the society .Take classified recycle of trash for example. In recent years, classified recycle of trash has become a trend in my county. And many cities have adopted and even more cities are going to adopt this new measure of recycling trash. And I can see various new trash cans specially designed for recycling on every street. This new trend of protecting environment reflects the society is prosperous in economy and spirit. Because on one hand, it is a sign that people are more able to pay for environment protection. After all, the update of those trash cans for recycling cost a lot and it can not be realized unless the guarantee of well-developed economy .On the other hand, it means that people are more willing to protect environment, which can not come true without the strengthening awareness of environment. What people can and are willing to do, are not spontaneous individual activities, they must be under the guidance of the society's values and bolstered by the society's material support. And that's why people's behavior, although seemly ostensible, is highly related to the inner of a society.

Actually, the root of the claim that society's ideas and values are reflected in people's appearance and behavior lies in materialism. According to materialism, everything in this world is connected in some way, which is a universal discipline. And nothing can survive at the state of isolation because they have to interact with others. Hence, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion that people's appearance and behavior, even they are superficial phenomena, are inextricably related to the deeper end of a society, and they are externalized performances of inner activities such as ideas and values, of a society.

In sum, we can know a lot about a society's ideas and values by observing people's appearance and behavior. By understanding their relations, sociologists are offered a new method of research that they can gaze into these externalizations for the running conditions of a society. And this will definitely help governors make more practical and better policies to boost the progress of the whole society.

scarf83UID：2285995

The speaker claims that society's ideas and values can be revealed by the way people look, dress and act. I totally agree with the speaker. People's appearance and behavior can serve as signs of the development of the society.完全赞同的观点

How and what people wear reflects the condition of a society, especially the economic situation. There are many examples supporting this in the history of economy. One example that aptly illustrates the point involves the "hemline theory". "Hemline theory" is a financial theory that stock prices move in the same direction as the hemline of women's dresses. So far, the theory has been quite accurate in United States. In the '20s and '60s, hemlines were at a high position and so was the stock market. And in the '30s and '40s, the stock market was so low that women were almost tripping on the dresses. The explanation to this theory is very simple. The stock market is usually symbolic of economy situation in one country. When the stock prices are high, it indicates the bullish market and aggressive economy progress. Under the prosperous economic circumstance, there were more jobs available for men. And with good salaries, men could afford and were more willing to buy women silk stockings which were extremely expensive back then. Thus, more women wore dresses at high hemlines to show their stockings. On the contrary, when the bearish market indicating conservative economy came, few men could afford silk stockings and thus women wore longer dresses. （这个例子举的好，楼主是早有准备的还是现想的。。。像牛市熊市这样的词。。。）Now I would like to expand this example to a larger range. What and how people wear reflects not only the economy situation but also cultural atmosphere. In a more diverse and communication-loving society, people can accept new ideas more easily. And this acceptance externalize in people's wardrobe. People, with more options, can choose what ever they want to put on themselves without being scorned. In short, people's appearance is not exclusive a fashion issue （？？）any more, but also the indication of the society's economic and cultural development and we can tell these characteristics at ease simply by observing.

People's behavior, like people's appearance, also serves as a sign of society's development. Those trivial unnoticeable things might reveals how well both economy and spirit develop in the society .Take classified recycle of trash for example. In recent years, classified recycle of trash has become a trend in my county. And many cities have adopted and even more cities are going to adopt this new measure of recycling trash. And I can see various new trash cans specially designed for recycling on every street. This new trend of protecting environment reflects the society is prosperous in economy and spirit. Because on one hand, it is a sign that people are more able to pay for environment protection. After all, the update of those trash cans for recycling cost a lot and it can not be realized unless the guarantee of well-developed economy .On the other hand, it means that people are more willing to protect environment, which can not come true without the strengthening awareness of environment. What people can and are willing to do, are not spontaneous individual activities, they must be under the guidance of the society's values and bolstered by the society's material support. And that's why people's behavior, although seemly ostensible, is highly related to the inner of a society.（开始觉得这个例子不是很扣题。。。看来是我理解的狭隘了，只从民族风俗习惯的角度考虑了。。。但我觉得要是但就外貌和行为分别展开一段来论述，可以在一个方面从时间上进行对比，过去人们的环保意识和现在对比来说表明变化）

Actually, the root of the claim that society's ideas and values are reflected in people's appearance and behavior lies in materialism. According to materialism, everything in this world is connected in some way, which is a universal discipline. And nothing can survive at the state of isolation because they have to interact with others. Hence, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion that people's appearance and behavior, even they are superficial phenomena, are inextricably related to the deeper end of a society, and they are externalized performances of inner activities such as ideas and values, of a society.（各种文化之间也有相互联系和融合的现象）

In sum, we can know a lot about a society's ideas and values by observing people's appearance and behavior. By understanding their relations, sociologists are offered a new method of research that they can gaze into these externalizations for the running conditions of a society. And this will definitely help governors make more practical and better policies to boost the progress of the whole society