After the Disastrous Oil Spill in the Gulf, Many Consumers

question 61

Multiple Choice

After the disastrous oil spill in the gulf, many consumers decided to avoid BP products, many even joining a popular "Boycott BP" Facebook page.Stuart runs an independent BP gas station in Louisiana and his business suffered from this consumer response.In this instance, boycotters would be considered a ______, part of the gas station's ______ environment.

• A)special-interest group; task
• B)local community; task
• C)demographic force; general
• D)sociocultural force; task
• E)local community; general

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