Select the Answer That Best Shows What the Author Was

Select the answer that best shows what the author was describing with the Mama's Birthday example, and what it represents: ______.

A) The episode confuses the roles of economics and consumerism and misrepresents social norms to the audience
B) The conflict between social desires and government roles reflected the economy's role as mediator in American values
C) The conflict was a red herring and really represented the repressed and underlying effect of domestic values in society
D) The conflict between consumer desires and family roles reflected television's social role as mediator between the family and the economy