When malcolm gets upset, he shops. though it never delivers on the promise fully, he can't stop believing that new possessions will give him a new outlook on the upsetting situation. malcolm's belief that happiness and fulfillment can be achieved through the acquisition of material possessions is known as: asceticism. buyerism. code switching. consumerism?

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.