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The sociological study of fashion is most frequently presented within a larger, interdisciplinary framework that integrates psychology, sociology, and cultural aspects of dress. This viewpoint recognizes the complex individual and social contextual components of the relationship of people and clothing, and acknowledges the difficulty in teasing out any one aspect. Distinctions between dress and fashionable dress are often deliberately blurred. Reference to fashion sociology in particular can be found embedded in most treatments of the sociopsychological aspects of dress. It has also been recognized as an important business force in the realm of consumer behaviour. Costume history references are moving away from a recitation of detail of design features, to include broader treatments of the clothing with specific temporal and social contexts. The reader will find many books on the history of dress useful in the pursuit of information about fashion sociology for the time period covered.
