Sociologists Have Observed the Relationship Between Product Adoption and Class

question 104

Multiple Choice

Sociologists have observed the relationship between product adoption and class structure. In the "trickle-across effect":

• A) fashions diffuse among members of the same social group.
• B) fashions diffuse from lower classes to the dominant culture.
• C) designers impart fashion information to the social elite.
• D) mass media show celebrities wearing "new" fashions.

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Definitions:

Forced Sterilizations

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Black Women

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