1. Conspicuous consumption is a famous sociological theory that explains why people consume goods and services.According to the theory, publicly consuming expensive goods and services allows us to...

1. Conspicuous consumption is a famous sociological theory that explains why people consume goods and services.According to the theory, publicly consuming expensive goods and services allows us to __________ our wealth, privilege, and social standing for others to see.2. A __________ is a fairly small religious group that has separated from its previous religious organization in order to restore what it sees as the original version of the faith.CultSectdenominationfundamentalism3. Which of the following statements accurately reflects World Systems Theory?Semi-peripheral countries exploit the periphery and are not exploited by the coreThe core of the world economy consists of poorer income nations that produce the majority of the world’s goodsRicher countries live in the world’s core and economically exploit poorer countries that live in the world’s peripheryNone of these accurately reflect World Systems Theory4. According to Rostow’s stages of modernization, in which stage do luxuries become necessities to general society?Stage of highly advance technologyTraditional stageStage of mass consumptionTake-off stage5. Which of the following statements about Emile Durkheim’s perspective on religion is accurate?Durkheim noted that religion is based on sacred beliefs and rituals.All of these answer choices are correctDurkheim saw religion as crucial to the continued maintenance of society.Durkheim believed religion served as a form of social solidarity, bonding people together through rituals, customs, and symbols.