Discuss the world’s perception of U.S. Americans as materialists.

What will be an ideal response?


That if there is one value that most of the rest of the world attributes to the United States, it is materialism, or the belief that possessions are important in life. Yet the genius of the U.S. economic system is that materialism makes high employment and a comfortable standard of living possible for a vast number of people and the huge middle class.

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a. heterogeneous, anonymous, without interaction, without social organization b. male, affluent, white, Protestant c. homogeneous, individualized, interactive, with social organization d. homogeneous, affluent, networked, organized

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Which of the following citations is in correct MLA style? 

A. O'Donnell, Jayne. "Feds Focus on Lead in Kids' Jewelry; Regulations Coming by Year's End, but Some Say They're Based on Out-of-Date Info". USA Today 6 Sept. 2006: B1. B. Spence, P. R., K. A. Lachlan, and D. R. Griffin. (2007) "Crisis Communication, Race, and Natural Disasters". Journal of Black Studies 37.4: 539-54. C. Magill, Gerard, ed. Genetics and Ethics: An interdisciplinary Study. St. Louis: St. LouisUP, 2004. D. Christopher, Amanda. (6 September 2007) "Student Athletes Further Red Cross Mission". American Red Cross. 28August 2007.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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