Define prestige and give an example illustrating it?

What will be an ideal response?


Social esteem or honor. Expressed in attitudes of respect or deference in social interaction. Sometimes used interchangeably with status. When a group of people or families in a community share a common position of prestige, they may be described as a prestige class.

Sociology

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