Edward Sapir Quotes
Human beings do not wish to be modest; they want to be as expressive - that is, as immodest - as fear allows; fashion helps them solve that paradoxical problem.
Topics
Fear, Fears
Human Nature
Fashion
Individuality
Modesty
Paradox, Paradoxes
Self Expression
Want
Wish
Creative Expression
Personal Style
Expressiveness
Immodesty
Self-Presentation
Social Behavior
Style Choices
personal fashion statement
expressive clothing
unique fashion choices
fashion as self-expression
Citations
Sapir, Edward. "Fashion." Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences, vol. 6, Macmillan, 1931, p. 140.
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Edward Sapir was an American anthropologist-linguist, who is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the development of the discipline of linguistics in the United States.