Essays On Consumerism

Today, there are very few natural environments in the world that have not been changed in some ways by man. In the last two decades, environmentalists have been concerned about the damage humans have caused on the earth. There are many problems inflicted by us upon earth and so there is an urgent need to […]

Capitalism: the continual encouragement of wants and desires. This definition utterly epitomises the mental psyche of our unwilling protagonist, Willy Loman. Thrust into a constant strive for materialistic and unnecessary items; so typical of an individual embroiled within the prevailing consumerist attitudes of American society.Miller skilfully manipulates the character of Willy Loman into the embodiment […]

THESIS STATEMENT Advertisements are lifeline of companies. It persuades customers to buy their product. Everyone can use advertisements but they must obey the law. There are many types of advertisement that can influence consumer’s attitude to buy a product. The researchers think that TV ad is the most influential type of advertisement because most people […]

Two authors that have written about American consumerism, James Twitchell and Ian Frazier, have two different ways of expressing their thoughts in their essays even though the two topics are similar. In Twitchell’s essay, “Two Cheers for Materialism”, he expresses his views in a different way than Frazier does by taking a more serious approach. […]

Objectification, Sexualization and Commodification of the Spice Girls The Spice Girls are a cultural phenomenon; the all female group was formed in 1994 and consists of Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm. Through their names Baby Spice, Sporty Spice, Scary Spice, Ginger Spice and Posh Spice each member embraced a […]

“Student” vs. “Consumer” Simon Benlow begins this essay by telling us how the current faculty and staff at is school received a memo in regards to “National Customer Service Week. ” He is extremely bothered by the assumption, in this case, that the “customer” the memo is referring to is actually their students. In addition, […]

“For many of us consumerism is not against our better judgement. It is our better judgement. We have not just asked to go this way, we have demanded.” I completely agree with the point the writer makes here. We may talk about being against the idea of consumerism and in general, materialism, but most of […]

The globalization of the Indian Economy has brought forward a change in the Indian consumerism psyche with the consumer becoming more aware of his/her value of money strength and their economic purchasing power becoming more evident than in the previous generations. The concept of product quality and service delivery which were earlier not very engraved […]

The 1920’s were a period of tenseness between new and altering attitudes on the one manus and conservative values on the other. In fact. some historiographers refer to the mid-twentiess as the first decennary of the 20th century. What accounts for this observation? How did some people challenge those alterations? A major fact that contributes […]

In this introduction to appositely answer the question on whether consumer society gives us choice, i will be firstly be discussing what consumerism is within the context of cultured capitilist society. Within this essay I will disclose a counter-arguement which will assist me within the context that surround this discussion. To do this i will […]

By improving of technology, cell phones, which are great inventions for world, are also improving and changing. Previously,cell phones was being used for only speaking or messaging with people who are away from users. However, nowadays, cell phones have become more comprehensive. Cell phones now provide people to shop, to calculate, to connect the Internet, […]

The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard talks about the system that exists in a materialist economy wherein she digs deeper from the recognized process of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal. She discusses every stage of the system wherein she points out that this kind of system has more implications especially when it comes […]

Catcher in the rye has for over 50 years become one of the most talked about books that has received a cult following from teenagers and adults who feel disgruntled with society. The books success is not just owed to the style it was written in but almost as much to the context of the […]

Pop art originated in the 1950s/1960s as a reaction to the post war consumer society. The movement was a result of changing tastes and the increasing influences of American society and culture on Britain. During the Second World War, Britain suffered huge economic losses which had a direct effect on the growth of mass culture. […]

During the 1920’s America went through an important social and economical change. They were enjoying a ‘boom’ which is a time of prosperity and there were many key features that gave the ‘Roaring Twenties’ their historical character. These were the production line, the new music and media scene and family life ( the role of […]

Surely we will find laud and criticism. But the question is, at the first glance of the film, how many of the spectators really know the worthy of remark in it? I am sure not a high number. This is because “nobody knows for sure” what the postmodern is or what the elements of a […]

In this essay, I will examine the subject of celebrity culture, and discuss the role that celebrities play in contemporary societies. It is not envisaged that the essay will act as an exhaustive expose on celebrity roles, but rather, it will address specific issues that demonstrate what are arguably some of celebrity’s most significant functions. […]

Advertising aimed at children is nothing new-remember “Trix are for kids”? But in today’s society, the under-thirteen age group is being seduced into consumer culture in increasingly harmful yet subtle ways. Marketers easily influence children’s values by stressing the importance of brand name awareness, which in turn promotes status craze. The theory of conspicuous consumption […]

The article by way of a conversation between an Economist, a Sociologist, a Psychologist, a spiritualist and a Man tries to bring out different views on consumerism. It looks at consumerism from the perspective of its Economical and Sociological influence on the country and Psychological and Spiritual influence on Human beings. The article through the […]

When ingestion has become a civilization. it can be assumed that ingestion has gained a important topographic point in the society. Edwards ( 2000 ) enumerated the many facets that may take one to reconsider ingestion in footings of its significance ; in the context of the consumer. consumerism has included rights. it has evolved […]

In the fourth era of the consumer movement, the key marketplace features include concern for the environment, increasingly complex technology, a diverse market, and a global market. Concern for the environment has manifested itself in a number of different ways. One example is the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which caused many consumers to become disappointed […]

In “Two Cheers for Materialism,” James Twitchell posits that “We live through things, we create ourselves through things and we change ourselves by changing our things.” When we look at this claim by the author, it sounds like a veiled criticism of a materialist culture. But through numerous apt examples and nuanced explanations, Twitchell comes […]