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Question:

Consider the statement given below as true:

“Men use the plasticity of consumer identity construction to forge atavistic masculine identities based upon an imagined life of self-reliant, pre-modern men who lived outside the confines of cities, families, and work bureaucracies.”

Which of the following statements would concur with the above idea and the theme of the main paragraph?

Explanation:

The main paragraph highlights the influence of social context and culture in determining individual choices.
Neither the paragraph, nor the idea mention anything about “anti-social behavior”. Eliminate options 1, 2 and 3.
Option 5 is focused more on the individual and does not give the necessary importance to the social aspect of consumption.
Option 4 with “socially visible consumption” concurs with the main paragraph and also the aspect of “consumer identity construction” mentioned in the presented idea.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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