Question 1

For Bourdieu, ______________ was critical to the acquisition of cultural capital and the distinctions between different social groupings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion 
B)  Education 
C)  Patriarchy 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Religion 
B)  Education 
C)  Patriarchy 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above B

Question 2

Consumption encompasses which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purchasing 
B)  Discarding 
C)  Recycling 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Purchasing 
B)  Discarding 
C)  Recycling 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above D

Question 3

Describe four distinctive images of your city that figure prominently in local place-marketing campaigns. How do these images differentiate your city from neighboring cities?

Accepted Answer

The four distinctive images of our city that figure prominently in local place-marketing campaigns are:

1. The skyline: Our city boasts a unique and impressive skyline, with iconic buildings and structures that are instantly recognizable. This image showcases our city as a modern and dynamic urban center, setting us apart from neighboring cities with less distinctive skylines.

2. The waterfront: Our city is situated along a beautiful waterfront, with scenic views and a bustling harbor. This image highlights our city's connection to the water and the opportunities for outdoor recreation and leisure activities, distinguishing us from neighboring cities that may not have such a prominent waterfront presence.

3. Cultural landmarks: Our city is home to a variety of cultural landmarks, such as museums, theaters, and historic sites. These images emphasize our city's rich cultural heritage and vibrant arts scene, showcasing our unique offerings and setting us apart from neighboring cities with less diverse cultural attractions.

4. Green spaces: Our city is known for its abundance of parks, gardens, and green spaces. This image highlights our city's commitment to sustainability and quality of life, offering residents and visitors ample opportunities to enjoy nature and outdoor activities. This sets us apart from neighboring cities that may not prioritize green spaces to the same extent.

Overall, these distinctive images differentiate our city from neighboring cities by showcasing our unique skyline, waterfront, cultural landmarks, and green spaces, highlighting our city's diverse and appealing offerings for residents and visitors alike.

Question 4

The consumers-as-dupes viewpoint emphasizes the primacy of _____________ within the economic system as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumption 
B)  Recycling 
C)  Production 
D)  Reproduction 
E)  The service sector 
A)  Consumption 
B)  Recycling 
C)  Production 
D)  Reproduction 
E)  The service sector

Question 5

The consumer sovereignty view represents consumption decisions as being taken by autonomous consumers ____________ by wider society and its various norms and expectations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Impacted 
B)  Influenced 
C)  Unaffected 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Impacted 
B)  Influenced 
C)  Unaffected 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

_______________ products include organic foods, fair trade goods, and environmentally friendly merchandise.

Accepted Answer

A)  Counterfeit 
B)  Homogeneous 
C)  Ethical 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Counterfeit 
B)  Homogeneous 
C)  Ethical 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Ethical campaigns are often ____________________, with local, place-based action being coordinated through, and informed by, national and/or international initiatives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly decentralized 
B)  Managed by the state 
C)  Multi-scalar in nature 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Highly decentralized 
B)  Managed by the state 
C)  Multi-scalar in nature 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

India's burgeoning middle class comprises:

Accepted Answer

A)  Government officials 
B)  Business people 
C)  Rich farmers 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Government officials 
B)  Business people 
C)  Rich farmers 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

The act of not purchasing the products of a particular company:

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive discrimination 
B)  Impulse buying 
C)  Boycotting 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Positive discrimination 
B)  Impulse buying 
C)  Boycotting 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Consumption is unavoidably a ______________ act in the sense that in implicates and involves us in the wider commodity chains that underpin all commodities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Complicit 
B)  Political 
C)  Resistant 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Complicit 
B)  Political 
C)  Resistant 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

In terms of food consumption, economic geographers argue that "place matters" when it comes to what people eat. Discuss how geography is involved in the last two foods you ate. How might the food you eat relate to your identity construction?

Accepted Answer

In terms of food consumption, economic g

Question 12

Provide two (2) reasons why the use of a standardized definition of "middle-class" may be inappropriate and/or ineffective when it comes to comparing the lives of people in different places.

Accepted Answer

1) Cultural and economic differences: Di

Question 13

In the post-Fordist era, consumption is driven:

Accepted Answer

A)  More by the price and functionality of commodities 
B)  Less by the aesthetic value of commodities 
C)  Less by the symbolic value commodities bring to consumers 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  More by the price and functionality of commodities 
B)  Less by the aesthetic value of commodities 
C)  Less by the symbolic value commodities bring to consumers 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

According to the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, ________________ is conferred through the ability to implement judgment or taste with relation to the consumption of commodities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic capital 
B)  Financial capital 
C)  Cultural capital 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Economic capital 
B)  Financial capital 
C)  Cultural capital 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 15

According to the consumers-as-dupes viewpoint, consumption is read as the ____________ of changes in the nature of the production process.

Accepted Answer

A)  Outcome 
B)  Starting point 
C)  Impetus 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Outcome 
B)  Starting point 
C)  Impetus 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

A labeling and certification plan that guarantees a minimum price to producers:

Accepted Answer

A)  Commodity futures 
B)  SecureShop 
C)  Fairtrade 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Commodity futures 
B)  SecureShop 
C)  Fairtrade 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

The middle class is associated with a particular form of consumerism that signals a shift away from ______________ living and toward the purchase of a range of more conspicuous, status goods.

Accepted Answer

A)  Idealized 
B)  Extravagant 
C)  Subsistence 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Idealized 
B)  Extravagant 
C)  Subsistence 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

While 56% of the global middle class was living in developing countries in 2000, the proportion is projected to ___________________ by 2030.

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase to 100% 
B)  Increase to 93% 
C)  Increase to 73% 
D)  Decrease to 33% 
E)  Decrease to 13% 
A)  Increase to 100% 
B)  Increase to 93% 
C)  Increase to 73% 
D)  Decrease to 33% 
E)  Decrease to 13%

Question 19

Profound shifts in wealth and spending power are seeing _________________ emerge as the key arena for consumption within the global system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  North America 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Asia 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  North America 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

The consumers-as-dupes perspective places ______________ in control of consumption processes and spaces.

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers 
B)  Capitalist corporations 
C)  Retailers 
D)  Firms 
E)  Manufacturers 
A)  Consumers 
B)  Capitalist corporations 
C)  Retailers 
D)  Firms 
E)  Manufacturers

For Bourdieu, ______________ was critical to the acquisition of cultural capital and the distinctions between different social groupings.

Consumption encompasses which of the following activities?

Describe four distinctive images of your city that figure prominently in local place-marketing campaigns. How do these images differentiate your city from neighboring cities?

The consumers-as-dupes viewpoint emphasizes the primacy of _____________ within the economic system as a whole.

The consumer sovereignty view represents consumption decisions as being taken by autonomous consumers ____________ by wider society and its various norms and expectations.

_______________ products include organic foods, fair trade goods, and environmentally friendly merchandise.

Ethical campaigns are often ____________________, with local, place-based action being coordinated through, and informed by, national and/or international initiatives.

India's burgeoning middle class comprises:

The act of not purchasing the products of a particular company:

Consumption is unavoidably a ______________ act in the sense that in implicates and involves us in the wider commodity chains that underpin all commodities.

In terms of food consumption, economic geographers argue that "place matters" when it comes to what people eat. Discuss how geography is involved in the last two foods you ate. How might the food you eat relate to your identity construction?

Provide two (2) reasons why the use of a standardized definition of "middle-class" may be inappropriate and/or ineffective when it comes to comparing the lives of people in different places.

In the post-Fordist era, consumption is driven:

According to the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, ________________ is conferred through the ability to implement judgment or taste with relation to the consumption of commodities.

According to the consumers-as-dupes viewpoint, consumption is read as the ____________ of changes in the nature of the production process.

A labeling and certification plan that guarantees a minimum price to producers:

The middle class is associated with a particular form of consumerism that signals a shift away from ______________ living and toward the purchase of a range of more conspicuous, status goods.

While 56% of the global middle class was living in developing countries in 2000, the proportion is projected to ___________________ by 2030.

Profound shifts in wealth and spending power are seeing _________________ emerge as the key arena for consumption within the global system.

The consumers-as-dupes perspective places ______________ in control of consumption processes and spaces.

Thinking Geographically

The Economy: What Does It Mean

Capitalism in Motion: Why Is Economic Growth so Uneven

The Statewho Runs the Economy

Environmenteconomy:

Labor Power: Can Workers Shape

Making Money: Why Has Finance

Commodity Chainswhere Does

Technological Changeis the World Getting Smaller

The Transnational Corporationhow Does the Global Firm Keep It All Together

Spaces of Salehow and Where Do We Shop

Clusterswhy Do Proximity and Place Matter

Gendered Economies: Does Gender Shape Economic Lives

Ethnic Economiesdo Cultures Have Economies

Economic Geography: Intellectual Journeys and Future Horizons

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Exam 15: Consumptionyou Are What You Buy

For Bourdieu, ______________ was critical to the acquisition of cultural capital and the distinctions between different social groupings.

Consumption encompasses which of the following activities?

Describe four distinctive images of your city that figure prominently in local place-marketing campaigns. How do these images differentiate your city from neighboring cities?

The consumers-as-dupes viewpoint emphasizes the primacy of _____________ within the economic system as a whole.

The consumer sovereignty view represents consumption decisions as being taken by autonomous consumers ____________ by wider society and its various norms and expectations.

_______________ products include organic foods, fair trade goods, and environmentally friendly merchandise.

Ethical campaigns are often ____________________, with local, place-based action being coordinated through, and informed by, national and/or international initiatives.

India's burgeoning middle class comprises:

The act of not purchasing the products of a particular company:

Consumption is unavoidably a ______________ act in the sense that in implicates and involves us in the wider commodity chains that underpin all commodities.

In terms of food consumption, economic geographers argue that "place matters" when it comes to what people eat. Discuss how geography is involved in the last two foods you ate. How might the food you eat relate to your identity construction?

Provide two (2) reasons why the use of a standardized definition of "middle-class" may be inappropriate and/or ineffective when it comes to comparing the lives of people in different places.

In the post-Fordist era, consumption is driven:

According to the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, ________________ is conferred through the ability to implement judgment or taste with relation to the consumption of commodities.

According to the consumers-as-dupes viewpoint, consumption is read as the ____________ of changes in the nature of the production process.

A labeling and certification plan that guarantees a minimum price to producers:

The middle class is associated with a particular form of consumerism that signals a shift away from ______________ living and toward the purchase of a range of more conspicuous, status goods.

While 56% of the global middle class was living in developing countries in 2000, the proportion is projected to ___________________ by 2030.

Profound shifts in wealth and spending power are seeing _________________ emerge as the key arena for consumption within the global system.

The consumers-as-dupes perspective places ______________ in control of consumption processes and spaces.

Thinking Geographically

The Economy: What Does It Mean

Capitalism in Motion: Why Is Economic Growth so Uneven

The Statewho Runs the Economy

Environmenteconomy:

Labor Power: Can Workers Shape

Making Money: Why Has Finance

Commodity Chainswhere Does

Technological Changeis the World Getting Smaller

The Transnational Corporationhow Does the Global Firm Keep It All Together

Spaces of Salehow and Where Do We Shop

Clusterswhy Do Proximity and Place Matter

Gendered Economies: Does Gender Shape Economic Lives

Ethnic Economiesdo Cultures Have Economies

Economic Geography: Intellectual Journeys and Future Horizons

Filters