Only in the Past Decade Have Sociologists Have Argued That

question 8

Multiple Choice

Only in the past decade have sociologists have argued that space reinforces inequalities. What might be a jarring difference between their research and Veblen's?

• A) The move from "conspicuous consumption" to "armed response" of gated communities.
• B) The rise of the McMansion.
• C) The status conscious are more exclusionary with their personal space.
• D) Control of physical space is a prime more example of conspicuous consumption.

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Definitions:

T Test

A statistical hypothesis test used to compare the means of two groups and determine if they come from the same population by analyzing the difference.

T Value

A value calculated in a t-test that assesses the difference between two means relative to the variation in the data.

Critical Value

The threshold or point on the test distribution that is compared with the test statistic to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

T Value

A statistic used in hypothesis testing to determine if there is a significant difference between two groups.