Asked in a 1977 paper

The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?

Correct answer: D. the provision of health housing and education services by the stateGet Study Guides

  • A. the privatization of public services by the Conservative government
  • B. the lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups
  • C. the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps
  • D. the provision of health housing and education services by the stateGet Study Guides

Explanation

Castells used collective consumption for publicly provided services that reproduce everyday life, including housing, health care, education, and transport. The concept concerns state provision and urban social needs, not private shopping habits.

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