The marker becomes a more reliable indicator of the status.

The marker becomes less noticeable during ordinary interaction.

More members of the public learn what the marker signifies.

The status is assumed to affect more areas of the person’s life.

The wearer chooses whether or not to display the marker.

abiding by the law

smoking

acts of heroism

uncommon characteristics, such as having red hair

any action that most people in society would disapprove of

Denying/Blaming the victim

Condemnation of the condemners

Denial of responsibility

Appeal to higher loyalties

Why everyone with low self-control engages in the same form of deviance, regardless of their social associations

Why social bonds are irrelevant once self-control develops through earl childhood experiences

Why peer influence matters only among people with high self-control but weak social bonds

Why people with low self-control may pursue different forms of risk-taking depending on their social associations 

Why self-control develops primarily during adulthood as a result of the strength of social bonds