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Protection: Clothing that provides physical safeguards to the body, preventing harm from climate and environment. Identification: Establishing who someone is or what they do. Modesty: Covering the body according to the code of decency established by society. Status: One’s position or rank in comparison to others.
Why Has fashion become so casual?
Dressing up more formally was viewed as a sign of capitalistic and status driven and class conscious society. So suits, ties, dresses, slacks etc. were exchanged for T-shirts, sandals, and faded jeans. Those that did not follow the fashion trend were considered “squares”, not cool, and part of the “establisment”.
Why do LA Unified students wear clothes on their backs?
The worn-out, torn clothes on their backs is one visible sign of the poverty that afflicts nearly three-quarters of Los Angeles Unified School District students, who commonly come to school hungry and sick.
Are poor children getting enough clothing?
Although millions of poor children nationwide lack adequate clothing, advocates say the issue is overshadowed by the more urgent needs of hunger and health care, said Julian Palmer, a spokesman for the National Center for Children in Poverty, based in New York City.
How many children in America don’t wear proper clothing?
Although there are no records kept on how many children lack proper clothing, officials estimate that at least half the students at the poorest schools wear little more than rags or unwashed clothes because mom ran out of quarters at the laundry.
Is it OK to go to school in ragged clothes?
At a time when youths strive to keep up with social norms that say what you wear is a statement about who you are, attending school in ragged clothes is often embarrassing and can hinder learning, educators and children’s advocates say.