An example of what the economist and social historian Thorstein Veblen meant by "conspicuous consumption" is:
a) an immigrant's purchase of bread.
b) Mrs. Bradley Martin's Costume Ball.
c) John D. Rockefeller's purchase of a competing company.
d) the social welfare services of European nations like Germany.
Ans: b) Mrs. Bradley Martin's Costume Ball.
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