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:

A State

The initial affective reaction to an environmental stimulus in opponent-process theory.

B State

The opposite affective response that the initial affective reaction, or A state, elicits in opponent-process theory.

D State

This could refer to a specific theoretical state in behavioral or psychological models similar to "B State," indicating a distinct condition affecting behavior or mental processes, context-dependent.

A State

Represents a specific condition or phase that an entity or individual is in at a particular time.