The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to
a. buying things that are popular with the most people.
b. buying more than what you need for the moment.
c. the practice of buying things to make a statement about one's social position.
d. acting as if one had a lower social position than is really the case.
c
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a. raised to do a certain type of job. b. encouraged, but not required, to marry someone of your own social category. c. encouraged to socialize with people across other categories. d. able to move between social categories.