Commonplace Norms, Values, Beliefs, Practices, and Institutions That Cultivate the Desire

question 17

Multiple Choice

Commonplace norms, values, beliefs, practices, and institutions that cultivate the desire to acquire consumer goods to enhance one's lifestyle constitute a culture of:

• A) cosmopolitanism.
• B) materialism.
• C) hegemony.
• D) power.
• E) consumerism.

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Definitions:

United States

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Social Network

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Characteristics

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Example

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