In Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class (1899 ) he

A) praised the middle class for their contributions to economic growth of the United States.
B) stated that consumption was a noble way to escape the vagrancy of urban life.
C) theorized that middle-class consumption was done mainly for superficial purposes.
D) believed that the material culture was solid in its foundation.


C

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a. true b. false

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