Excessive Spending, Often Done with the Intention of Showing Off

question 91

Multiple Choice

Excessive spending, often done with the intention of showing off or impressing others, is what Thorstein Veblen termed

• A) capital classism.
• B) capitalist consumerism.
• C) class mobility.
• D) conspicuous consumption.

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Definitions:

Channel Captain

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Channel Distribution

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Clayton Act

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