John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath (1939), stated, "The poor see themselves not as exploited . . . but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." Which of the following sociological concepts might lead Steinbeck to make this conclusion?

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Cultural hegemony refers to the domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class, who manipulate the culture of that society—the beliefs, explanations, perceptions, values—so that their imposed, ruling-class worldview becomes the accepted cultural norm. This concept explains why the poor might see themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires, as they have internalized the dominant ideology that supports the status quo.

John Steinbeck, Author of the Grapes of Wrath (1939), Stated