Juliet Schor believes that trying to keep up with imagined reference groups has led Americans to


a. move to the suburbs
b. acquire highbrow tastes
c. discriminate against the poor
d. overspend


d. overspend

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The most important invisible costs of incarceration is:

a. the costs to families left behind b. the expense of appeals c. inflation in food costs d. increased legislature salaries

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Parent-child interaction becomes problematic when

a) grandparents become involved in caring for the child. b) a parent has psychological problems that make child care demanding. c) families reside in the suburbs. d) children move out and go to college.

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The average U.S. citizen has few personal encounters with police officers, therefore __________

a. attitudes toward the police mainly come from friends b. attitudes toward the police mainly come from family c. attitudes toward the police mainly come from the media d. all of the above

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