It is often said that you can always tell a millionaire by her shoes. She may dress like a slob in every other respect, but someone from the upper class is bound to have expensive, custom-made footwear. Whether this is true or not, it helps demonstrate the way we:
A) are always constrained by structural elements of society to think in predetermined ways.
B) try to "better ourselves" by increasing the amount of cultural capital we possess.
C) allow relative levels of prestige to determine our class status.
D) make split-second judgments about who people are and what social status they occupy based on their appearances.
E) surrender to the impersonal forces of the market.

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The passage suggests that people make quick judgments about someone's social status based on their appearance, specifically their shoes.

It Is Often Said That You Can Always Tell a Millionaire