Lieberson, Stanley,  1933-2018 <br/><br/>
A matter of taste :  how names, fashions, and culture change / 
Stanley Lieberson. 
 - xvi, 334 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316) and index. 
<br/><br/>Tastes : why do they become what they become? -- Becoming a fashion -- How the social order influences names after they become a matter of taste--and how it doesn't -- The ratchet effect -- Other internal mechanisms -- Models of the fashion process -- Ethnic and racial groups -- Entertainment and entertainers -- Broader issues : the cultural surface and cultural change. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0300083858 9780300083859 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00104460 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Names, Personal--United States<br/>Fashion<br/>Fads<br/>Social change.<br/>Social choice
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CS2367  / .L54 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.13