People at the top of the social hierarchy sometimes jet to remote destinations and stay just long enough to have dinner or view a sunset over some historic locale. According to Thorstein Veblen, this is an example of ________.
A. conspicuous leisure
B. inconspicuous frivolity
C. consumption flow
D. conspicuous consumption
Answer: A
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(a) the unmarried. (b) females. (c) African Americans. (d) Hispanics.
Sororities perform which of the following functions for females:
A provide a training ground for women leaders. B provides social opportunities for females. C promotes lifetime careers for black females, but not for white females. D all of the above.
Good social science research
a. must contribute to grand theory b. must be definitive c. detects patterns d. does not make generalizations