In his theory of fashion, Herbert Blumer argued that__________________.

In his theory of fashion, Herbert Blumer argued that__________________.
 
  a. fashion serves mainly to institutionalize conspicuous consumption among the wealthy
 b. members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class
 c. matters of taste constitute a form of cultural capital
 d. taste is a matter of experience and a matter of collective selection

Question 2

Sociologist __________ asserted that fashion serves mainly to institutionalize conspicuous consumption among the wealthy.
 
  a. Georg Simmel
 b. Thorstein Veblen
 c. Pierre Bourdieu
 d. Herbert Blumer

Question 3

Sociologist __________ suggested a classic trickle-down theory to describe the process by which members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class.
 
  a. Herbert Blumer
 b. Pierre Bourdieu
 c. Thorstein Veblen
 d. Georg Simmel

Question 4

The text observes that most sociological research on fashion has focused on __________.
 
  a. clothing, especially women's apparel
 b. men's accessories
 c. makeup
 d. hairstyles

Question 5

The difference between a fad and a fashion is that________________.
 
  a. a fashion is shorter-lived than a fad
 b. fashions tend to be more widely embraced than fads
 c. fads take the form of behaviors, like diets, but not material objects
 d. fashions tend to last longer than fads

Question 6

A __________ is defined as a currently valued manner of behavior, thinking, or appearance that endures for a period of time.
 
  a. style
 b. fad
 c. fashion
 d. craze

Question 7

A __________ is a temporary but widely copied activity enthusiastically followed by large numbers of people.
 
  a. style
 b. fad
 c. craze
 d. fashion

Question 8

In 1938, actor Orson Welles hosted a radio broadcast dramatizing H. G. Wells's science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. A CBS radio dance-music program was interrupted suddenly by a news bulletin informing the audience that Martians had landed in New Jersey and were in the process of conquering Earth. The ensuing reaction was an example of __________.
 
  a. mass hysteria
 b. propaganda
 c. public opinion
 d. mass mob behavior