- "Consumerism is a social and economic order in which the goals of many individuals include the acquisition of goods and services beyond those that are necessary for survival or for traditional displays of status."
Globalization has enabled the growth of consumerism, facilitating the movement of goods and services across borders and the rise of global consumer culture.
Globalization: Refers to the process in which people, ideas, goods, and services are exchanged and integrated across national borders.
Free Trade: Refers to the concept of trade between countries without any tariffs or trade barriers.
Multinational Corporations: Refers to companies that operate in multiple countries around the world.
Global Supply Chains: Refers to the process involved in sourcing materials, manufacturing products, and transporting goods across the supply chain network.
Outsourcing: Refers to the process of hiring another company to perform tasks or services that are typically done in-house.
Consumer Behavior: Refers to the actions and decisions of individuals when purchasing goods and services.
Advertising and Marketing: Refers to the strategies and techniques used by businesses to promote and sell their products to consumers.
Ethics and Sustainability: Refers to the impact of globalization and consumerism on society and the environment, and the efforts made to promote ethical and sustainable practices.
Cultural Differences: Refers to the differences in values, beliefs, and behaviors between different cultures around the world.
Economic Development: Refers to the process of improving the economic well-being of a country or region.
International Trade: Refers to the exchange of goods and services between countries.
Labor Practices: Refers to the treatment of workers and the working conditions in different parts of the world.
Consumerism: Refers to the culture and ideologies that promote materialism and consumption.
Globalization and Politics: Refers to the relationship between globalization and political systems, including issues such as sovereignty and the role of the state.
Globalization and Technology: Refers to the impact of technological advancements on globalization and consumerism.
Economic globalization: Refers to the integration of economic systems across national borders, characterized by the liberalization of trade, investment, and capital flows.
Political globalization: Refers to the increasing interconnectedness of political systems across borders due to the growth of international organizations, the expansion of the role of the state, and the emergence of global issues and challenges.
Cultural globalization: Refers to the spread of ideas, values, and cultural practices across borders, facilitated by the growth of media and communications technologies, migration, and tourism.
Technological globalization: Refers to the spread of technological innovations and advancements across borders, enabling greater connectivity and faster communication.
Materialistic consumerism: Refers to the acquisition of material goods as a means of expressing one's identity, status, and social standing.
Sustainable consumerism: Refers to the consumption of products and services that are environmentally and socially responsible and promote sustainable living.
Individualized consumerism: Refers to the increasing personalization and customization of products and services to meet consumer preferences and needs.
Ethical consumerism: Refers to the consumption of products and services that align with one's moral and ethical values, such as fair trade, organic, and cruelty-free products.
- "Consumerism has historically existed in many societies, with modern consumerism originating in Western Europe before the Industrial Revolution and becoming widespread around 1900."
- "In 1899, a book on consumerism published by Thorstein Veblen, called The Theory of the Leisure Class, examined the widespread values and economic institutions emerging along with the widespread 'leisure time' at the beginning of the 20th century."
- "Veblen 'views the activities and spending habits of this leisure class in terms of conspicuous and vicarious consumption and waste. Both relate to the display of status and not to functionality or usefulness.'"
- "Experts often assert that consumerism has physical limits, such as growth imperative and overconsumption, which have larger impacts on the environment, including direct effects like overexploitation of natural resources or large amounts of waste from disposable goods, and larger effects like climate change."
- "Consumerism has physical limits, such as growth imperative and overconsumption, which have larger impacts on the environment, including direct effects like overexploitation of natural resources."
- "Consumerism has physical limits, such as growth imperative and overconsumption, which have larger impacts on the environment, including direct effects like [...] large amounts of waste from disposable goods."
- "Consumerism has physical limits, such as growth imperative and overconsumption, which have larger impacts on the environment, including [...] larger effects like climate change."
- "Consumerism has been widely criticized by both individuals who choose other ways of participating in the economy [...] and experts evaluating the effects of modern capitalism on the world."
- "Experts often assert that consumerism has physical limits, such as growth imperative and overconsumption, which have larger impacts on the environment."
- "Similarly, some research and criticism focuses on the sociological effects of consumerism, such as reinforcement of class barriers and creation of inequalities."
- "Veblen 'views the activities and spending habits of this leisure class in terms of conspicuous and vicarious consumption and waste."
- "In an abstract sense, it is the consideration that the free choice of consumers should strongly orient the choice by manufacturers of what is produced and how, and therefore orient the economic organization of a society."
- "Consumerism has historically existed in many societies, with modern consumerism originating in Western Europe before the Industrial Revolution and becoming widespread around 1900."
- "In 1899, a book on consumerism published by Thorstein Veblen, called The Theory of the Leisure Class, examined the widespread values and economic institutions emerging along with the widespread 'leisure time' at the beginning of the 20th century."
- "Consumerism is a social and economic order in which the goals of many individuals include the acquisition of goods and services beyond those that are necessary for survival or for traditional displays of status."
- "Similarly, some research and criticism focuses on the sociological effects of consumerism, such as reinforcement of class barriers and creation of inequalities."
- "In an abstract sense, it is the consideration that the free choice of consumers should strongly orient the choice by manufacturers of what is produced and how."
- "Veblen 'views the activities and spending habits of this leisure class in terms of conspicuous and vicarious consumption and waste."
- "Consumerism has been widely criticized by both individuals who choose other ways of participating in the economy [...] and experts evaluating the effects of modern capitalism on the world."