When a wealthy person's Facebook page is filled with photos of the many weekdays he or she spends playing golf, this may exemplify Thorstein Veblen's concept of ______.

A. extravagance
B. conspicuous consumption
C. class egotism
D. conspicuous leisure


Answer: D

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