The Display of Property Helps to Establish Social Standing in the Community

question 1

Multiple Choice

The display of property helps to establish social standing in the community. What is sociologist Thorstein Veblen's term for this concept?

• A) strain
• B) craving
• C) conspicuous consumption
• D) keeping up with the Joneses

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