Question

As part of a healing ceremony, Navajo sandpainters created a representation of the universe in order to help the ill return to his/her proper place in the world. In capitalism, contemporary sandpainters __________.
(a) are consumers who have been induced to purchase commodities by people such as advertisers, entertainers, marketing specialists, and others in a capitalist culture
(b) are those in the society who create a consumer society in which buying commodities becomes the duty of the consumer
(c) express values through stories and chants associated with their cultural heritage in an attempt to restore harmony to the world
(d) are expressionist artists

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) are those in the society who create a consumer society in which buying commodities becomes the duty of the consumer

Explanation:

Navajo sand painters are creating a consuming society (ill people) in which buying commodities (sand pictures) become the duty of the consumer (ill people who want to return to his/her proper place in the world).