http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Spencer+Miller Society Spencer Miller Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=328513&ca=Society Movies and fairytale stories might have given us an idea on how a stratified society was like during the medieval era especially in Europe when there were countless royal lines of families that ruled lands. . These royal families also included some other privileged people who were bestowed special p... Society Spencer Miller Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=325335&ca=Society During the feudalistic era in medieval Europe, the society was highly stratified ranging from the common citizens to a distinguished upper class where the ruling imperial family bestowed nobility titles. The higher class of the society that possesses these noble titles has special privileges in the... Society Spencer Miller Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324996&ca=Society The acquisition of nobility titles formed an important aspect of the feudalistic era when monarchical institutions were the ruling powers. In return for ruling the land for the kingdom, the ruling elite or sitting monarch bestowed a title of nobility for a person who showed exemplary loyalty to him... Society Spencer Miller Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324000&ca=Society Fairytale stories would often include characters of nobility we have grown to love such as a prince or a knight both of whom we have grown to love because of the special role that they possess, more often than not heroic deeds that lead to the final “and they live happily ever after”. In real life,... Society Spencer Miller Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324528&ca=Society The medieval era in Europe was largely governed through feudalism where the rule was based on personal loyalty and through the hugely subsistence agricultural nature of the economy. The sitting monarch would normally confer a title of nobility in exchange for loyalty to the sitting power and service... Society Spencer Miller Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=306874&ca=Society How does a person gain social recognition? The answer depends on where and when we are talking about. Years ago in European countries, a title of nobility would certainly give one social status. In contemporary United States, social recognition comes primarily from celebrity status in the fields of... Culture Spencer Miller Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=277187&ca=Culture Nobility can be many things including a social and historical concept. This is different from social status or class which is more related to income . Nobility in ancient Roman society was not established simply by birth. It could be maintained and acquired by service in public offices and promotion...