What is the term to describe the process by which elites adopt a fashion that is copied by the classes below them, prompting elites to adopt a new fashion so that they can differentiate themselves?
A. distinction
B. cultural omnivores
C. conspicuous consumption
D. trickle-down theory
Answer: D
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An emergent norm concerning family organization suggests that
A) marriage is sacred. B) divorce is a serious social problem. C) marriage becomes a personal rather than a kinship problem. D) all are emergent norms concerning family reorganization.
According to John Gottman and his colleagues, belligerence, contempt, and defensiveness are examples of
a. low-intensity negative affect. b. refusing-to-accept influence. c. positive affect. d. high-intensity negative affect.
One hundred years ago, men and women were considered elderly and inactive at age:
a. 40. b. 50. c. 60. d. 70.
Which of the following is an example of what Anderson means when he refers to men by the term defensive heterosexuality?
a. Going to a bar and purposely seeking out a fight with other men. b. Acknowledging and admitting that they are actually gay so that people no longer talk behind their backs. c. Expressing that they are lusting after women and showing how working in a feminized terrain gives them greater access to pretty woman. d. None of the above.