To impress her friends, Laura wears an expensive designer dress to a party. A sociologist might say Laura is engaging in ________
a. structural social mobility.
b. relative deprivation.
c. reference group behavior.
d. conspicuous consumption.
Answer: d
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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(a) substitute; complement (b) supplement; substitute (c) complement; supplement (d) forerunner; afterglow
Nicole Ansell (2008) found that educational systems view children as ______ since they are preparing them for work.
A. "human beings" B. "human doings" C. "human becomings" D. "human potentials"
The poorest Native Americans live
a. in Los Angeles ghettoes b. in the northeastern U.S. c. in Oklahoma d. on isolated reservations