The key difference between Georg Simmel and Thorstein Veblen's theories of stratified consumption is that Simmel thinks the lower classes invent their own fashionable styles, while Veblen thinks they simply mimic the taste of the upper class.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A group of people ride the same train to work each day. They greet each other when they get on and then proceed to read or work during the ride. When the ride is done, they exit the train and go about their day. Which type of group is this?
A. primary B. secondary C. normative D. coercive
Which of these statements illustrates the symbolic interactionist perspective on religion? a. Religion is an "opiate" that soothes distress and prevents social uprising
b. A religious belief system may be more compatible with and help to strengthen capitalism. c. The teachers of many religions are male, as are the leaders of religious institutions. d. Religion provides reference groups that help individuals to define their own identity.
Which of the following is not necessarily inevitable in a complex society?
a. social change b. social order c. inequality d. ethnocentrism
The intermediate tier of the American ethnic hierarchy today consists of:
a. white Protestants of various national origins. b. white Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. c. white Catholics, Jews, and Asians. d. blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.