Status consumption is discussed in the text in Chapter 7 on stratification.How does this affect poverty?
A) It shows us what we need to work toward, thus making us work even harder at getting ahead.
B) Along with the media, it gives us goals that are unreachable for most of us, thus plunging us into debt.
C) It shows us what absolute poverty is when we compare ourselves to people like Paris Hilton.
D) It reduces poverty by giving people more jobs in producing the goods we all want.
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