Knowledge check #9 -- 2-12-19

I am choosing dressing as my occupation that has remained true and consistent over time. Although fashion and what people wear has varied, the occupation has stayed the same. Throughout time though, people have decided to get dressed up and wear their "Sunday best" when attending church on Sunday. Many people have specific shoes or outfits that they only wear to church. Also, the type or how dressed up some one gets depends on where they are going and what they are doing there. If you are spending the day on a hike, you will wear more relaxed clothes and tennis shoes.

Additionally it is a social norm to dress before going in public. This is another aspect of my occupation that has remain consistent over time. There are many tasks that go into getting dressed that have also remained consistent over several decades.

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