The Theory of the Leisure Class
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The Theory of the Leisure Class is Thorstein Veblen’s influential 1899 socio-economic study that critiques consumer culture and introduces the concept of “conspicuous consumption.”
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of the Leisure Class Context triple: [Thorstein Veblen, notableWork, The Theory of the Leisure Class]
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A.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
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The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
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C.
The Division of Labour in Society
The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.
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D.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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E.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of the Leisure Class Target entity description: The Theory of the Leisure Class is Thorstein Veblen’s influential 1899 socio-economic study that critiques consumer culture and introduces the concept of “conspicuous consumption.”
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A.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)
"The Theory of the Leisure Class (critique and commentary)" is Nikolai Bukharin’s Marxist analysis and critical examination of Thorstein Veblen’s classic work on conspicuous consumption and class structure.
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B.
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
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C.
The Division of Labour in Society
The Division of Labour in Society is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological work that analyzes how increasing specialization in modern societies transforms social cohesion and the nature of social solidarity.
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D.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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E.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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socio-economic study ⓘ |
| author | Thorstein Veblen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
conspicuous consumption
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idle rich ⓘ ostentatious display of wealth ⓘ wasteful consumption ⓘ |
| describes |
leisure class
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middle class emulation of elites ⓘ waste as a marker of status ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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social criticism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on conspicuous leisure
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chapter on pecuniary emulation ⓘ chapter on the higher learning as a leisure-class occupation ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of social science
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foundational text on consumerism ⓘ |
| influenced |
consumer theory
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critical theory ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
conspicuous consumption
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conspicuous leisure ⓘ invidious comparison ⓘ leisure class ⓘ pecuniary emulation ⓘ |
| notableTermCoined |
conspicuous consumption
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conspicuous leisure ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
industrial societies
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modern capitalist economy ⓘ |
| subject |
capitalism
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class structure ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ social stratification ⓘ status symbols ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
evolutionary economics
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institutional analysis ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Gilded Age
NERFINISHED
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late 19th century capitalism ⓘ |
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