condition of a capitalist system‚ new technological possibilities or a global order in the face of scarce resources‚ climate change and armed conflicts – we are confronting challenges of a new kind that question the traditional conceptions of order. Our society is based upon orders of justification that privilege some with certain legitimations and the power of representation. This authority is questioned by an increasing number of people. The proposal of the artist Tania Bruguera to put Duchamp`s urinal
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<i>Every society has mythology. In some societies‚ it ’s religion. Our religion is consumerism.</i><br>Ellen Weis‚ San Francisco ’s Museum of Modern Mythology<br><br>Consumerism fuels the capitalist fire. In a capitalist society‚ the goal is to make money‚ by whatever means possible‚ exploiting whichever potential weakness that might exist. The human race is one with a wild imagination‚ and this wild imagination‚ though a great strength‚ can‚ like all great strengths‚ serve as a potential weakness
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Summary Defining consumerism can be complicated. Consumerism is a term used to describe the effects of equating personal happiness with purchasing material possessions and consumption (Fritsh). In other words‚ consumerism is the wants and needs of people based upon standards that are set in a given society and how those people acquire wealth. Throughout history‚ consumerism has evolved drastically since the first records of civilized society were recorded. The evolution of consumerism in the United
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coined the phrase‚ “American Dream” and explained “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement‚ regardless of social class or circumstances of birth” (King‚ 610). For a lot of people‚ the “American Dream” is connected to becoming wealthy and the ability to achieve everything if one only works hard enough from it (Rag to Riches). For others‚ it is much more than materialism; it is simply the dream
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October 2013 Consumerism and Happiness In modern day society our entire economy is based upon a consumerist system in which people seek happiness through constant expansion of their material standard of living. In consumerism‚ people are driven to consume by two processes; these processes being want-creation and a growth of personal status. In both of these processes one consumes constantly with little to no change in long term happiness. This is because if one lives through consumerism‚ then their
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Transitions There are three articles that I read in English that affected me. These readings were “Shoes‚“ Consumerism may be the religion of our time” and “People should spend ethically to minimize the impacts of consumption” . I feel that these affected me the most because of the information it gave. The article “Shoes” affected me because I didn’t like how people were getting treated as only getting paid thirty cents an hour and they couldn’t even drink their own drinking water because
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info/journals/jorind CONSUMERISM IN NIGERIA Dr. Anthony .A. Ijewere (senior lecturer) Department of Business Administration‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Edo State and Stephen .O Obeki Abstract With high corn petition in the business world‚ manufacturers‚ marketers and service providers have been known to engage in several unethical‚ exploitative and misleading practices in their attempts to bedt competition‚ make profit and stay on in business. These bad practices have caused consumers not only
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Consumerism is the center of American culture. Americans tend to confuse their wants with their needs. With new advances in technology‚ as well as the help of advertisers‚ people are provided with easy access to new products that seem essential to their everyday life‚ even though they have survived this long without them. People cannot live without food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. But realistically‚ according to people’s different lifestyles‚ more than food‚ clothing‚ and shelter are needed. Most
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Consumerism is a contemporary social issue that has began to transcend into something very alarming. Its very essence is the promotion of goods to the public in order to benefit the economy of a particular society‚ however not everybody sees it that way. In music‚ many artists have declared their opposition or support of the issue. An example of opposition to consumerism is Billy Joel’s 1977 single from the album The Stranger‚ “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”. The song discusses the singer’s antipathy
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