Please agree or disagree with the claim below and provide reasoning. CLAIM: Political conflict is better understood in terms of social patterns of consumption than different roles in production.

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One's cultural identity (or "social honor") is commonly associated with patterns of consumption, e. g. what clothes we wear, food we eat, news we read, etc. Is political conflict best described with reference to such consumption-based groups?
According to one of our readings, American CEOs and business leaders that assume similar roles in production have historically exercised great political power. Is political conflict best described with reference to such production-based groups?
Key Readings: Weber's Class, Status, and Party; Domhoff's Class domination theory of power; Marx's 18th Brumaire