With Respect to Culture and Consumer Behavior,______

question 151

Multiple Choice

With respect to culture and consumer behavior,______.

• A) culture is the whole set of beliefs, attitudes, and ways of doing things of a reasonably homogeneous set of people
• B) culture may exert many subtle influences on other aspects of consumer behavior
• C) different cultural subgroups are likely to require different marketing mixes
• D) all of these alternatives are correct

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