Question

Specific term required. The anxieties stemming from this title trait are examined via interviews with fifty New Yorkers in Rachel Sherman’s book Uneasy Street. Workers in Luton with this title trait are analyzed in a series of studies that dispute the theory of “embourgeoisement” by John Goldthorpe. A 1950s-era TV sits atop a pile of garbage on the cover of a book titled for an “all-consuming epidemic” of this trait by de Graaf, Wann, and Naylor. The misinterpretation of a book titled for this trait led “familiar America” to identify with it according to Michael (*) Harrington’s The Other America, which contrasts the “invisible land” and a group with this trait. (-5[1])A book titled for this trait argues that advertising has created a “dependence effect” and rejects the “conventional wisdom” (10[1])of classical economics in postwar America. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what trait denotes the title “society” (10[1]-5[2])of John Kenneth (10[1])Galbraith’s (10[1])magnum opus? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: affluence [or word forms like affluent; accept The Affluent Worker; accept The Affluent Society; accept affluenza]
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y10100%0%30%143.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Justin WytmarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Toowave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp109-5
Steven YuanEvans Hall destruction awaitersThe Canadians12810
Will AlstonCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Team Name Think Detail13410
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillBHSU13710
ar RamjiHang et al., Robert BrowningI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble143-5
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubSaint Peter Andre 3000143-5
Matt JacksonThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)14310
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessI would prefer not to14610
Kenji Shimizuremembrance of lost time[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?14710
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleHang et al., Robert Browning15010
Vincent DuQuasicrystal SilenceIn Search of Things Past15010
Jason GolfinosSaint Peter Andre 3000The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub15010
Seth Ebnerwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too15010