Home › Entities › economic_concept › conspicuous consumption

conspicuous consumption

concept in sociology and economy
Thing economic_concept Q1360134
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

conspicuous consumption

Summary

conspicuous consumption is an economic concept[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • conspicuous consumption's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
  • conspicuous consumption's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[4].
  • conspicuous consumption's instance of is recorded as human behavior[5].
  • conspicuous consumption is a type of consumption[6].
  • conspicuous consumption is a type of consumption[7].
  • conspicuous consumption's studied by is recorded as microeconomics[8].
  • conspicuous consumption's theorized by is recorded as Thorstein Veblen[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include economic concept[3], sociological concept[4], and human behavior[5]. Recorded subclass of include consumption[6].

Why It Matters

conspicuous consumption has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

microeconomics Thorstein Veblen

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). conspicuous consumption. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/conspicuous-consumption
MLA “conspicuous consumption.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/conspicuous-consumption.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_conspicuous-consumption_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{conspicuous consumption}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/conspicuous-consumption}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): conspicuous consumption — https://4ort.xyz/entity/conspicuous-consumption (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/conspicuous-consumption · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2HoZmD
    Instance of → economic concept, sociological concept, human behavior
    Theorized by → Thorstein Veblen
    Subclass of → consumption, consumption
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.