Consumerism
Consumerism is a term that describes the relations between personal happiness and possessing of the material things. Consumerism is also associated with the belief that the free choice of consumers should dictate the economic structure of a society. The theory of consumerism dictates that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial. It also means to a movement that advocates greater protection of the interest of consumers.
Consumerism interfaces with the workings of society by replacing the normal common sense desire of an adequate supply of life's necessities, community life, a stable family and healthy relationships with an artificial ongoing and insatiable quest for things and the money to bye them with little regard for the true utility of what i s brought. An intended consequence of this, promoted by those who profit from consumerism, is to accelerate the discarding of the old, either because of lack of durability or a change in fashion.
The traditional cultural values of western society are degenerating under the influence of corporate politics, the commercialization of culture and the impact mass media. Society is awakening from its fascination with television entertainment to find itself stripped of tradition, controlled by an oppressive power structure and bound to the credit obligation of a defunct dream.
Big business is too often the enemy of the people. Behind the butchery of symbolic values by media advertising, the mercantile machine smiles as it folds the green. More than to simply insure a profit, consumerism is the means by which the New Capitalism maintains control of its buying public.
Consumerism interfaces with the workings of society by replacing the normal common sense desire of an adequate supply of life's necessities, community life, a stable family and healthy relationships with an artificial ongoing and insatiable quest for things and the money to bye them with little regard for the true utility of what i s brought. An intended consequence of this, promoted by those who profit from consumerism, is to accelerate the discarding of the old, either because of lack of durability or a change in fashion.
The traditional cultural values of western society are degenerating under the influence of corporate politics, the commercialization of culture and the impact mass media. Society is awakening from its fascination with television entertainment to find itself stripped of tradition, controlled by an oppressive power structure and bound to the credit obligation of a defunct dream.
Big business is too often the enemy of the people. Behind the butchery of symbolic values by media advertising, the mercantile machine smiles as it folds the green. More than to simply insure a profit, consumerism is the means by which the New Capitalism maintains control of its buying public.
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