In the signified consumer society, people acquire their status identity through consuming various objects as signs.

在一个已经符号化的消费社会里，人们通过消费各种作为符号的物品，而获得各自的身份认同。

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For anyone following events in Puerto Rico, this was the year, of course, that Puerto Rico formally voted to reject its status quo identity as a commonwealth of the US while simultaneously voting in as governor a leader of the PPD, the party most closely identified with defending the status quo.

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The filing cited his sworn statement that Spondello's lawyer kept secret Spondello's identity and employment status during a series of email and telephone contacts.

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And we laid out a vision where every American, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socioeconomic status, can get access to life-extending care.

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