Economist Thorstein Veblen Used the Term "Conspicuous Consumption" to Describe

question 73

Multiple Choice

Economist Thorstein Veblen used the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe

• A) Women's frivolous purchases at the new department stores
• B) The excessive materialism of the wealthy and the widening gap between workers and the wealthy
• C) The themes of some of the new popular literature
• D) The rise of vaudeville and new forms of leisure
• E) All of these choices

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