Practice Commoditisation And Consumption (4.2.1) - The Market as a Social Institution

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Question 1.
What is commoditisation?
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Think about market exchanges.
Question 2.
Give an example of a status symbol.
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Consider what items show wealth.
3Question 3.
What does commoditisation mean?
- Transforming goods into services
- Making non-tradable items tradable
- Increasing the value of goods
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Remember the definition of commoditisation.
4Question 4.
True or False: Status symbols are exclusively luxury items.
- True
- False
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Recall that status is often subjective.
Question 5.
Analyze how the commoditisation of education might impact social mobility in India.
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Consider how education reflects class structure.
Question 6.
Judge the social consequences of commoditisation on cultural traditions like marriage.
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Think about autonomy in choosing partners versus external pressures.

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