Which of the following best summarizes the fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture of the early post World War II era offered by social critics such as David Riesman and William H. Whyte, Jr.?
(A) Affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character.
(B) Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves.
(C) The wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed.
(D) The openly sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous.
(E) Americans were becoming too soft to be able to fight the Cold War effectively.
Ans: (B) Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves.
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