Wedding ring, class ring, super bowl ring, and military ring. Why have rings become such an important symbol in our culture as opposed to any other kind of jewelry? What about that particular type of jewelry has drawn our attention the most?
Is it because they are easy to wear? I would think that a necklace would actually be less intrusive, so that can't be it. My guess is that it's hard not to see a ring since we use our hands so ubiquitously.
We clearly want others to see these status symbols so we wear them on something that is almost always visible; our hands.
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