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Zoey63294

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Wearing a wedding ring, owning a Rolls-Royce, or a homeless person carrying a bulging shopping bag are all examples of:
 
  a. status symbols.b. conspicuous consumption.
 c. consumables. d. cultural capital.

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Contemporary Marxian (or conflict) theorists examine class in terms of __________.
 
  a. the ownership or nonownership of the means of production
 b. wealth inequality
 c. people's relationships with others in the production process
 d. a multidimensional approach of wealth, prestige, and power



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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