Thorsten Veblen noted that the wealthy of his day demonstrated their status by __________, including such behaviors as throwing lavish parties and employing workers to do frivolous things

a. blatant consumerism
b. conflicting consumption
c. obvious consumption
d. conspicuous waste


D

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