Question

the following is a student draft of a sociology essay. it may contain error. consumerism by janet kuban (1) the term consumerism has both positive and negative connotations that reflect the divergent views about consumption in our society. (2) on one side, consumerism is used to describe how consumers with options in the marketplace are more informed about their purchases. (3) yet, on the other side, a different meaning of consumerism points out that buying more and more goods is excessive and materialistic. (4) the fact that these connotations represent opposite viewpoints of the same term reflects the debate around whether consumerism is good or bad. (5) advertising promotes the concept that people need more goods and services to be happy or successful. (6) marketing goods to more specific groups of people ensures that consumers are consistently reminded of products and goods they want to buy. (7) viewed through a different lens, advertising could also be seen as giving the consumer information about products they may need. (8) on his website, consumerism in society, seth peters has researched the effect of advertising on society. (9) his research is clear - \advertising can be seen as promoting a lifestyle people want to have or as a way to learn more about products people were going to buy anyway.\ (10) the relationship between why people buy goods and how many goods they buy is studied by sociologists to determine trends within a specific culture. (11) by studying behaviors in consumption, it is possible to explore the values and priorities a certain group, or groups, of people have. (12) once these values and priorities are identified, other parts of society and culture are more easily explained and investigated. select the correct location on the image. which graphic best conveys the content of paragraph 1?

Explanation:

Paragraph 17 discusses consumer - related behaviors, trends and how sociologists study consumption. The graphic that best conveys the content would be one that aligns with consumer - related themes. The first graphic 'Protect Yourself: Be a better consumer!' directly relates to the topic of being a consumer which is in line with the content of the paragraph.

Answer:

The graphic with the text "Protect Yourself: Be a better consumer!"