Shows such as My Super Sweet 16 showcase lavish birthday parties that are given for children who are turning sixteen years old. The show often ends with these children receiving luxury automobiles as a birthday present. This show is about .

Conspicuous consumption

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Conspicuous consumption is the spending of money on and acquiring of goods and services to show power.

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with the profits from the european sales, merchants purchased europe's manufactured  goods, including tools and weapons. then the merchants shipped those manufactured  goods, along with the  american  sugar and rum, to west africa where they were bartered for  slaves.