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| well-off consumers who are stressed or unhappy despite of or even because of their wealth |
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| the study of the behavioral determinants of economic decisions |
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| the bloc of nations with very rapid economic development: Brazil, Russia, India, and China |
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| British term that refers to young, lower-class men and women who mix flashy brands and accessories from big names such as Burberry with track suits |
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| the purchase and prominent display of luxury goods to provide evidence of a consumer's ability to afford them |
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| the state of mind of consumers relative to their optimism or pessimism about economic conditions; people tend to make more discretionary purchases when their confidence in the economy is high |
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| older women who date younger men |
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| a set of distinctive and socially rare tastes and practices that admits a person into the realm of the upper class |
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| the money available to a household over and above that required for necessities |
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| the ways of expressing and interpreting meanings that are more complex and depend on a more sophisticated worldview, which tend to be used by the middle and upper class |
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| the inability of consumers to obtain healthy an affordable food due to limited accessibility to stores, the availability of healthy choices, the affordability of healthy options, and general nutritional awareness |
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| fashion-conscious consumers who pride themselves on achieving style on a limited budget |
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| ways in which we classify experiences as a result of our socialization processes |
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| the tendency for individuals to marry others similar to themselves |
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| the use of status symbols to inspire envy in others through display of wealth or power |
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| a term analysts use to describe the millions of global consumers who now enjoy a level of purchasing power that's sufficient to let them afford many high-quality products |
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| small sums - typically less than $100 - banks lend to entrepreneurs in developing countries |
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| deliberately avoiding status symbols; to seek status by mocking it |
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| an economy that a small number of rich people control |
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| the ways of expressing and interpreting meaning that focus on the content of objects, which tend to be used by the working class |
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| the overall rank of people in a society; people who are grouped within the same social class are approximately equal in terms of their income, occupations, and lifestyles |
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| the movement of individuals from one social class to another |
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| the process in a social system scarce and valuable resources are distributed unequally to status positions that become more or less permanently ranked in terms of the share of valuable resources each receives |
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| consumers who derive pleasure from large-scale purchasing |
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| the extent to which different indicators of a person's status are consistent with one another |
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| a ranking of social desirability in terms of consumers' access to resources such as money, education, and luxury goods |
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| a group of consumers who share aesthetic and intellectual preferences |
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| consumers who experience emotional pain when they make purchases |
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