Which of the Following Statements About Virtual Communities Is Not

question 135

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about virtual communities is not true?

• A) Virtual communities provide an opportunity for marketers to address consumers with a particular common interest.
• B) Virtual communities can also be referred to as 'cyber-communities'.
• C) The exchange of knowledge that can take place within a virtual community can help a poor product sell faster.
• D) Today's communities are much more broadly defined as 'sets of social relations among people'.

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Definitions:

Class Consciousness

Awareness by a social class of its own interests, conditions, and the need for collective action to bring about social change.

Objective Economic

Relating to economic phenomena that can be quantitatively measured and analyzed without bias or subjective interpretation.

Capitalist Societies

Economic and social systems where trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit.

Cultural Superstructure

A concept in Marxist theory describing the cultural, ideological, and institutional structures built upon the economic base of society.