Question

All of these statements about consumer society are correct EXCEPT _____________.

A. the number of people engaged in agriculture dropped significantly.
B. there was an increase in real wages for many.
C. installment plan buying increased.
D. the number of blue collar workers increased after the 1960s.
E. there was a growth mass leisure.

Answer 1

Letter D is the correct answer.

After 1945, the growth of mass leisure was a result of the spread of consumerism in America. At that time, installment plan buying increased significantly. Also, there was a drop in the number of agriculture workers and an increase in real wages for many workers.