Indian Clothing In First Half Of The 20th Century As in other parts of the world, South Asia has been a crucible for the merger of numerous cultural elements. Over time each new influence has blended with the existing culture. However, it is the extent of amalgamation, appropriation, and diversification...
Functions Of Clothing Theory Of Hierarchy Of Human Needs In his paper presented in 1943 titled ‘A Theory of Human Motivation‘. Abraham Maslow propounded what is now known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs explaining the factors behind human motivation and the hierarchical interrelationship among these factors. It explains human behavior...
Modesty Theory The modesty of a woman refers to her dressing or behaving in a way so as to avoid impropriety or indecency, and especially to avoid attracting sexual attention. As a function of dress, modesty is concerned with the concealing of oneself and the body. Followers of the Modesty...
Origin Of Clothing The origin of clothing is inferred mainly from archaeological findings, ancient paintings and figurines. The actual dating of the origin of clothing keeps changing with new findings by archaeologists and the interpretations provided by anthropologists who study various aspects of human existence in past and present societies....