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Outline
Definitions
Types of Snobbery
Adverse effects
Analysis
Conclusion


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Snobbery
The behavior or attitude of people
who think they are better than
other people

The behavior or attitude of snobs
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbery
Who is a Snob ?




A person

Human worth = Status
(Wikipedia: De Botton, A. (2004), Status Axiety. London: Hamish Hamilton)

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Continued
Snob also refers to a person who believes that
some people are inherently inferior to him or
her for any one of a variety of reasons,
including real or supposed
@Intellect
@Wealth
@Education
@Ancestry
@Power
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Continued
@Physical strength
@Class
@Taste
@Beauty
@Nationality
@Language
@Cast
@extreme success of a family member or friend,
etc.
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(Wikipedia: De Botton, A. (2004), Status Axiety. London: Hamish Hamilton)
Etymology
The word "snobbery" used for the first time in
England during the 1820s.

Derived from the habit of
many Oxford and Cambridge colleges of
writing sine nobilitate (without nobility)
or s.nob. next to the names of ordinary
students on examination lists in order to
distinguish them from their aristocratic
schoolmates.

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Types/Forms of Snobbery
Snobbery has as many forms as interests/
styles/ choices/ likes/ qualities/
distinctions of the people they desire to
be and some are illustrated hereafter.

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College Snobbery
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Scientific Snobbery
superior because
of their 'scientific'
knowledge and
minds.
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Movie Snobs
People that cant watch an action movie
without saying:

how unrealistic it is
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Smoking Snobbery
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Food Snob
will only buy
organic foods
from
supermarkets.

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Chronological Snobbery
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Music Snobbery
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Lifestyle Snobbery
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Fashion Snobbery
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Art Snobbery: How We're Duped Into
Thinking Fancy Things Are Better
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Adverse effects
Exploitation
Hate in society
Jealousy among groups
Enmity among snobs
Classes in society
Social Separation
Inferiority complex
Forbidden in Islam

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Reference from Hadith
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
said:
O people! Your Lord is one Lord, and you all
share the same father.
There is no preference for Arabs over non-Arabs,
nor for non-Arabs over Arabs.
Neither is their preference for white people over
black people, nor for black people over white
people.
Preference is only through righteousness.
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Analysis
Every day people compromise on their
needs due to convenience and expense,
this does not make them ignorant or in any
way beneath you.
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Conclusion
Wise people have adjusted to convenience
and suitability and easy access in their
circumstances.
Everyone has something theyre a snob
about.
Keep it to yourself. Nobody else cares.
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Thanks a lot
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