Lindsey needs a car to get back and forth from her home in the city to her university, which are 4 miles apart. When shopping for a car, Lindsey decides to buy a Hummer H3 because she wants a car that her peers will notice and respect. What is Lindsey exhibiting through this purchase?
A. status inconsistency
B. social capital
C. conspicuous consumption
D. branding
Answer: C
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a. a growing proportion of physicians work in group practices. b. the public has grown increasingly critical of physicians. c. fees and treatments are increasingly regulated by insurance companies. d. more physicians are becoming their own bosses and establishing their own working conditions.
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