According to Juliet Schor's analysis in "The Overspent American", part of what drove an expanded consumer society in the U.S. across the 20th century was a growing focus on replicating the consumption of the rich.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Juliet Schor (in "The Overspent American") asserts that the rise of consumer culture was deeply connected to changes in the social patterns and structure of work.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The most striking feature of American society in the 1950s and early 1960s was the booming economic growth that made even the heady 1920s seem pale by comparison. Identify which of the following statements correctly describe the effects of the postwar economic boom on American society. 1. The suburban population grew almost as fast as the population as a whole. 2. The economic expansion lasted for almost twenty years with only brief interruptions. 3. Economic growth was held back only by the frugality developed by most Americans during the Depression. 4. The gross national product grew by a staggering 250 percent. 5. The prosperity was notable because it had very little influence on the standard of living in the United States. 6. Economic expansion triggered a sharp increase in the birthrate.

From what we have seen and read, it would appear that American culture has always encouraged household debt as a means of acquiring goods.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

From what we have seen and read, contemporary levels of consumption in the U.S. result, at least in part, from cultural pressures placed on children to consume.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

According to Robbins & Dowty, the consumer society that we see in the Global North/First World/wealthy countries is increasingly being replicated by many other countries in the world.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse