Consumerism is the emphasis on safe, reliable, and honestly advertised products and services to customers, and also represents a movement to protect consumer rights.

• A. False
• B. It focuses on price alone
• C. It is true
• D. It ignores advertising standards

Answer: (C)

Consumerism is about safeguarding customers by promoting safe and reliable products and services, ensuring honest advertising, and supporting a movement to protect consumer rights. That combination—product safety, reliability, truthful information, and rights protection—is what makes the statement true. It’s not just about price; focusing only on cost misses the broader purpose of consumerism, which is to ensure consumers can trust what they buy, understand what they’re purchasing, and have avenues to seek redress if something goes wrong. Advertising standards are a key part of this, helping prevent deception and ensuring claims about products are honest.