Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Historically, social theory was more focused on commodity consumption than production.
2. According to George Ritzer, every act of production necessarily includes some consumption.
3. According to George Ritzer, new technologies will never be able to undertake presumption activities on behalf of humans.
4. George Ritzer developed a grand narrative for sociology utilizing prosumtion ideas.
5. Prosumer capitalism uses the labor of prosumers to increase the wealth of a relatively small corporate elite, often without the knowledge of prosumers.
1.false
2.false
3.false
4.false
5.true
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