Consumerism and Consumption Have Blurred Class Differences to Some Extent

question 45

Multiple Choice

Consumerism and consumption have blurred class differences to some extent in our society.Television and nationwide mall stores reinforce the idea that there are no intense class boundaries.Consumerism and consumption,however,do NOT alleviate the:

• A) strain of credit card debt that most Americans have
• B) need to spend all the time
• C) twenty-first-century reality of a "mass society"
• D) reality of economic inequalities that continue to increase in our society
• E) pressure on low-income families to spend beyond their means

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