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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions
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Chapter 8 — Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
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Why does Veblen argue the leisure class tends to be conservative?
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Because it is sheltered from the economic pressures that force other classes to adapt their habits of thought
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Because its members are better educated in political theory
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Because it is legally forbidden to support reform
D
Because it is the poorest and most anxious class
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