Essays on Consumer Economy

Though this chapter may seem very technical at first glance, going over it again I realized that the concepts discussed in it are actually very practical. Nowadays, it cannot be denied that the society has developed a strong culture of consumerism. Corporations have found and established an easy way to promote their products, and instill this value of consumerism to people, thanks to the help of technology. Regardless of whether it is a necessity or just plain leisure, the cost of living in most parts of the world has definitely increased. Though this is the case, it cannot be ...

1.0. Introduction Gone the days when merely price tag and quality were the main determinants of the buying decision for any consumer. Today’s consumer based on growing awareness is much more concerned about the ethical status of the tools and methods utilized to produce, handle, and deliver a product or service. This emerging category of judgmental customer has also influenced the theoretical background as well as several practical considerations in the domain of business. One of the most important contributions of this tendency is the emergence of ethical consumerism on part of customers and corporate social responsibility or ...

It is obvious that in the conditions of market relations economic factors have a greater influence on human life and its social environment. All people tend to be involved in terms of economic worries, always buy something, consume, produce, sell, and exchange production activities. Economic relations in a civilized society is always ruled by regulations. Among them, natural rights derived by man from his birth are the most important. For example: the right for freedom of employment and occupation, the right for personal liberty the rights granted to the individual by society: the right to own property, the right ...

Globalization is a complex process, the consequences of which cover political and legal, economic and cultural spheres of society. This process causes the extensive discussions in the various expert communities and among the common people (Keegan and Green 47). In the politico-legal sphere, globalization is expressed in strengthening the role of international organizations, which standard-setting activity shifts the focus of many legal regulations of public relations from national into international legal plane. At the same time, spreading to areas previously traditional for the national legislator, the international law is unable to be the guarantor of lasting peace. The globalized ...

Sulfur dioxide is considered one of the most harmful contaminant present in our environment today. It not only pollutes the land, but also pollutes water and air. The main reason for its contamination is the acidic nature it possesses. When sulfur dioxide combines with the surrounding water, it forms Sulfuric acid, which damages the soil, and hence affecting the plants which grow in this soil. On the other hand, Organic pollutants such as hydrocarbons are not very harmful because there are no acidic components in it. These pollutants decompose naturally and give of water, which causes no harm to ...

Introduction

One could hardly imagine a resident of the developed country who has never delved into such aspect of popular culture as sport – either by buying a soccer ticket, buying exactly the same sneakers model David Beckham was wearing in that Adidas commercial, following the Olympics on TV or hunting some rare baseball cards. In the modern world, sport activities have become extremely different from the leisure games they used to be as they were invented. In the recent decades, significant societal, economic, political and cultural transformations turned sport not just into a socially meaningful phenomenon but rather in an ...

Voluntary Simplicity Meets Modern Consumerism

INTRODUCTION When people look at the modern world today the first thing they recognize is the evidence of humanity’s development of the world, how they harvested the needed environment for energy and rejoice in the modern technological advances that allow for a fantastic amount of convenience to many people’s everyday lives. However, many of these same human beings fail to consider the consequences, on many levels, that all of these developments and advances may lead to. Many argue that these advances and conveniences have led to an unhealthy kind of consumerism; ideologies that place a great deal ...

Consumer culture became a popular topic for sociological studies in the 1990s as academics realized that consumption was noteworthy, independent of its connections. Consumerism is a huge part of our society, so much so that it is difficult to separate it from everyday life as a phenomenon in its own right. There are many different sociological perspectives which can be applied to consumer culture; two such viewpoints are the Functionalist Perspective, which asserts that consumerism is necessary for the good of society, and the Conflict Perspective, which argues that consumerism only serves the corporations selling the products, and not ...

Britain took Hong Kong as a 99-year lease from the Chinese authorities through a treaty in 1898. This happened at a time when China’s Qing dynasty was at its weakest after the first Sino-Japanese war of 1895 and 1895. Thus, Britain presented the Convention for the Extension of the Hong Kong Territory as a means of gaining a strategic trading post that could give Britain power to operate within the Asia-Pacific region. The lease ended on 1st July, 1997 and Britain handed Hong Kong back to China. As of 1997, there was a completely different China from Qing ...

Apple on Social Media

A company such as Apple has such an active persona on social platforms it’s easy to find examples of all six categories on any of their channels. Apple is strategic in their marketing research. Their insights can be seen as the company leverages trends of their audiences. Apple poked fun at the topic of truth in advertising as they joked about iPhone 7 rumors in a Facebook post. There are many rumors circulating the web about the next model of iPhone but the company is not ready to confirm its position (Apple Inc. 2016). On Apple’s Official ...

Gods at War

How Can You Keep the Gods From Taking Over Your Life? Idolatry is something which Christians must guard against during the entirety of their lives. Particularly today, with consumerism being as rife as it is, idols can be easily picked up just by going about daily life. The bible counsels against idolatry in many sections, including the (arguably one of the most important verses on the subject) you shall not make for yourself an image of anything in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship ...

It is 1987 in New York City, and the audience is introduced to our main character, Patrick Bateman, who appears instantly as an intellectual, wealthy, young, playboy, who plays investment banker by day and serial killer by night. The dichotomy of this film is that the viewer is dealing with what seems to be an upper-class, possibly narcissistic, young man in the prime of his life with a beautiful fiancé and plenty of women willing to be with Patrick who do not acknowledge the engagement Patrick has with another woman. Then, on the other hand, you have a man ...

Argumentative Research Paper

Introduction In the recent decades, multiple economic, political and cultural factors have contributed to China’s increasing participation in the global market, particularly in the international retail. The country’s retail market is among the most dynamic in the world today, while the fast and decisive adoption of the technological opportunities for retail operations made China the largest e-commerce market worldwide with the sales revenue of estimated $589 billion as for 2015 (Tong). Chinese retailers readily use the modern technological means to reach both local and foreign consumers, which has led to the dramatic growth of China’s Business-to-Consumer ...

Movie Review: THX-1138

THX-1138, the main character in the film THX-1138, works as a magnum operator in cell 94107. He was literally created to manipulate the magnum along with other people in his society. In general, the THX-1138 movie is one of the best films that the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has ever scripted and directed. In 1976, Lucas produced Electronic Labyrinth: THX-113: 4EB, a short film that won various awards and introduced Lucas to movie fans globally (“George Lucas Biography”). The success of Electronic Labyrinth impressed the director of The Godfather, Frances Coppela, who urged Warner Brothers to provide ...

Group leadership in an organization is a critical role which facilitates group discussion and the resolution of conflicts. The members of the two groups are involved in discussions which are aimed at making decisions that are crucial to them. The first group involves members of the politics of sociology department who are trying to decide which courses they should cut and add into their department. The second group involves a group of individuals looking to raise funding for a playground in the neighborhood for their children. A team leader influences the outcomes and the productivity of a discussion. The ...

Globalization is defined as a social, economic, and political process that makes it easier for people, goods, ideas and capital to travel around the world at an unprecedented pace. Globalization makes the world look and feel much smaller. It can be also described as a process of complex interconnections between various societies, cultures, individuals and institutions that happens worldwide. Though globalization itself is not absolutely new and novel, its rapid development is mostly associated with the introduction of new modern technologies. Very often globalization is considered to be a modern or very contemporary phenomenon, and is associated mostly with ...

INTRODUCTION

Children have long been a target of consumerism and marketing. Their young, immature minds are taken as the ideal grounds for expanding businesses and victimizing them into becoming the future consumers and materialists of the country. However, it is true that marketing to children is a gigantic social problem which also encompasses ethical and moral standards of individuals as well as of the growing children. There are many factors which promote child consumerism and there are several repercussions of this action. Children are individuals who need to be kept away from these environmental pressures and be allowed to grow ...

Media Consumption and Materialism/Consumerism

Globally, consumption and materialism have become a fundamental component of the prevailing culture. Humans consume a myriad of products and resources that extend beyond their basic necessities to include technological innovations and luxuries aimed at improving efficiency and quality of life. Throughout history, consumption beyond basic needs has served as a method of boosting human happiness. Hence, excessive consumption does not necessarily pose harm to human life (Shah). Increasingly, however, important issues regarding media consumption and materialism have emerged in recent decades. As such, this study examines the neuroscience of human emotions, the use of recreational substances, and the ...

Culture is the way a group of people live and it provides a kind of software for the mind of a specific group and defines what must be done in certain situations and circumstances. This implies that people get to accept and apply certain trends and actions in some situations. This is learnt over the years and developed by groups of people over centuries of surviving and living as societies. Therefore, when a person moves from one culture to another, it is likely that the individual will feel a lot of changes in the world around him or her. ...

Introduction

The paper will explore the reasons why children were made a part of the consumer socialization process by marketers as well as how the consumer behavior characteristics of children develop as they mature. Research and analysis into the field of targeting marketing efforts at children is important given the increasing proliferation of brands and marketing campaigns specifically being designed while keeping children as the primary target audience, as highlighted by John in his research article. Therefore, the conceptual framework for the article will start at understanding the progression of the Consumer Socialization Process as it applies to children, followed ...

The influence of the past to future events have generated a tremendous growth in anxiety levels over the future. Hence the coining of the popular saying, learn from your mistakes since history. Forecasting principles dictate require rigorous study of trends since they believe that past performances can reoccur in future. However, Mark Twain disputed these theories by stating that history does not repeat itself, it rhymes. In this quote Mark Twain implied that past situations do not replicate themselves in the future, but rather they may appear in a different form. In order to understand the statement, imagine an ...

Toulmin Model Argument about the Environment: What specific action(s) should Christians take regarding the environment and its preservation or restoration?

Customer Date As the environmental crisis has been reached a considerable scale and raising apocalyptic concerns in the Christian community, the issue of being environmental and adopting an acceptable approach towards our planet becomes increasingly relevant in ethical and theological discourses. The biblical underpinning for co-called creation care drives Christians at the question of whether they should try to influence the condition of the global environment and, if yes, what action they could take for the preservation or ...

Imagine a person undergoing and ultrasound for a critical disease and a parent standing close by. For a sonographer himself, the challenge is in being closely watched for any expressions of alarm or concern. With one unguarded reaction, the patient may suffer panic. This is why the profession of being a sonographer requires skills, not just in the field of expertise of the medical professional; rather the quality of careful dealing with the patient and relatives also requires acing. The thrill of any work is not just in performing the job to the best of one’s capabilities rather ...

Human trafficking has become the modern form of slavery. It affects more that 27 million individuals in the globe. The scope of the practice is difficult to validate since most of the human trafficking operations occur as hidden crimes. The most prominent type of human trafficking that continues to enslave many people is sex bondage. Before pursuing the criminal justice course, the knowledge I had concerning sex trafficking was limited. I was not aware of the factors involved in the activity and the number of people who have succumbed to it. I also did not have sufficient information about ...

Communication

Consumer culture is a social scenario wherein consumption, a kind of human behavior noticed at all situations and places, is governed by the consumption of commercial products. It is more often bound with the idea of modernity i.e., a world that operates on flux rather than on tradition. In other words, consumer culture represents an economy which is material satisfaction of needs minus the value. Citizenship on the other hand is the belongingness to a given political entity, displaying loyalty towards a motherland and paying due respect to the norms and civic duties while residing in a country. The ...

Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale. There are several key financial drivers that are more than likely going to cause health care organizations to merge. The first key financial driver is the challenges in the access to the capital. When the organizations do not have the investments that they want but they do have the potential for long-term grow they are going to face some challenges like the access to capital. This means that they might be taken over by the bigger firms. Healthcare has ...

Abstract

Shopping is one of the most important parts in our daily life. We, as consumers, shop almost every day, whether it is a quick stop to the seven-eleven down the corner, or a family shopping in a large store like Wal-Mart at the weekend. From our perspective, when we plan to shop, all we want to consider is what we are getting and how much those items cost. On the other hand, as the suppliers in the shopping chain, the owners or investors of the stores have much more to consider when, where or even which kind of store ...

1.0. Introduction Every business is exposed to small and big risks in its internal and external business environment and risk management strategies are directed to eliminate, avoid, or manage these risks. An effective mechanism for risk management ensures the long term survival, growth, and profitability of an organization. The importance of risk management is peaking in the modern business climate that is much more characterized by uncertainties and risks than its classical form. Financial institutions, as well as all other types of organizations, are also faced with certain threats within their business life, and several of them, if not ...

The concept of Neo-liberalism has been extensively spread in the United States and the effects of this growth are immensely felt. However, unlike the expected redemption of the economic crisis experienced by the poor, the rich continually become wealthy while the poor get a seasonal aid. Ananya Roy has successfully illustrated this in her video by narrating on the facts that surround the micro donations. She admits to liking the feeling that comes about as a result of making the donations at the grocery stores or during shopping (Ananya, "The GlobalPOV Project"). However she goes on to dismiss this ...

Check Your Understanding

What is Buy Nothing Day trying to change about society? The main purpose of the Buy Nothing Day is to change the culture of consumerism. The day is marked as the day where people cut out their credit cards to promote anti-materialism. Why have some people proposed changes to Buy Nothing Day? What are the changes, and which ones do you think would be more effective? They feel that it does not do enough to change the consumer habits of people. As a result, they are proposing for a longer span of “Buy Nothing” such as Buy Nothing Christmas. ...

Intricacy and complexity of Arthur Miller`s play Death of a Salesman reflect not only existential along with social anxieties and miseries, but, also, American reality of the post-war period, when the US society seemed to get rid of devastating effect of the Great Depression and aftermath of WWII. In his play Miller depicts an average American who, like the rest of the world, has a dream. However, taking into consideration national and social peculiarities of protagonist this dream is tightly connected with more ideological notion entitled – the American Dream. Thus, through play`s protagonist, Willy Loman, one may ...

Popular culture and the media have assisted the boundaries that exist between, ethnicities, leaving in their wake hybrid personnel who are in the struggle to obtain a sense of identity. It might be that popular culture has assisted in producing new homogenously mixed “American” identity. In fact, in the contemporary age of global communication as well as information, ethnic boundaries have turned to be more permeable. In fiction, young American authors of various ethnic backgrounds, characters have often chosen to portion allegiances to their ethnic history, which comprises of important parts of most young American’s environment, and Sherman ...

Modernity refers to the approaches, behavior, and ideas of the post-traditional period. Originally, modernity can be defined as a critique of tradition, and a movement toward a new point of view rooted in new paradigms and insights. Recently, modernity has embodied present-day thoughts and present-day lifestyle. One important aspect that arises from this definition of social change and its impact on human experience is the formation of a newly constructed self-image and identity. In essence, the concept of modernity differentiates the modern person from the traditional individual. Such newly founded freedom in connection to modernity involved an experience and ...

Part 1.

Since the end of the WWII, the United States has taken a leading role in the provision of the world leadership as the ultimate policeman of the world. The US has developed a series of foreign policies and treaties that are meant to guarantee the safety of the world.

Part 2.

A. (i).Financial and technical support to AMISON (ii) Killing of Osama Bin Laden by the US seal Navy army

B (i) Policy of containment

(ii) Provision of citizenship for anti-communist individuals who are being persecuted in Afghanistan. (iii).Culture of consumerism to promote US industries (iv) .Influence of US on Anti-narcotics policies in the ...

Power

Power refers to the production of intended effects within the context of a given phenomenon. For instance, when a government declares war against an invading power, it would be seeking to defend the nation (intended effect) since it has the authority to do so for the sake of the citizens (context). Hence, when one has power, he or she would have the ability to make a palpable difference to the current state of the world. Accordingly, control is difficult to identify because its manifestation relies on relationships between people, groups, and States. Still on the example given above, the ...

The ballad "America," by Tony Hoagland, describes the storyteller's adventure as he experiences a mental and suggested makeover. One of the characterizing components of Tony Hoagland's "America" are the examinations. Illustration is maybe the most imperative graceful gadget inside Hoagland's lyric. The ballad begins off with an understudy contrasting America with a greatest security jail, on the grounds that the youthful understudy grieves the present day American purchaser based worth framework. In "America," Hoagland utilizes allegories to represent the developing impact of consumerism, free enterprise, and above all else the avarice that guidelines the cutting edge American culture. Consumerism ...

Introduction

Experiential learning is one of the most important methods that people from the academe, most especially educators apply to help students develop his/her emotional, cognitive, and social values. Experiential learning is basically learning through first-hand experience, action, discovery, and exploration. It is important for observational learners which needs actual application of concepts to understand it (Brock et al., 2012). Immersing oneself in an unfamiliar territory is an important way to teach people, especially students, on what it is really like to be part of a certain community, and it is also one way for them to understand why people ...

English

The cult classic 1958 film “The Blob” starring a young Steve McQueen, is not only interesting to watch, it also gives the viewer a number of insights into that era. The milieu in Post World War II America is the dominant sign in the film. The era is the signified and there are a number of signifiers. The film begins with the theme song “Beware of the Blob, it creeps and leaps” and the viewer is made aware of the fascination for monsters that Americans had during that period. Spook movies as they were called were very popular and ...

[The Name of the Class] [The Name of the School] [The City Name] [The Date]

Critically Explore Baudrillard's Concept Of ‘The Finest Consumer Object' Concerning Relevant Media And Cultural Examples.

Introduction Jean Baudrillard is the French culturalist theorist who has majorly contributed in the fields of sociology and philosophy. According to Baudrillard, modern consumption concept has been seen in the most of the parts of western societies. Consumption is said to be a global response that justifies world's cultural system. As per Baudrillard's assumption, the word consumption has replaced the concept of satisfaction with product differentiation. Today, consumer market is more actuated to buy those products which have brought uniqueness and differentiation to them. ...

Critical Assessment of an Intervention for Sustainability

Characteristic of the Place I’ve chosen Hong Kong as a site for this paper. Its total territory is around 1 108 square kilometers that is twice less than the territory of Tokyo or Moscow (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). At the same time, more attention is paid to the region of Kowloon peninsula as the most densely populated area in Hong Kong (more than 7000 people per square kilometer) (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). The Kowloon City is more specific site of Hong Kong for analysis in this paper. The chosen region differs by the high population density, ecological and ...

LITERATURE REVIEW

Advantages of Home Schooling The first advantage of homeschooling that emerges from literature is the need for family members to bond. According to Arai (2014), keeping children at home rather than at school helps parents to have a close-knit family. Many parents regard homeschooling as an opportunity for them to learn more about their children and for the children to learn more about them. Arai (2014) notes that parents whose children have undergone homeschooling would make comments such as “we’re much stronger as a family now” or “homeschooling has brought all of us together as a family” (Arai, ...

Gossip Girl explores the world of upper class society through fashion and consumerist taste of young affluent women. Jennifer craik argues that fashion has the ability to convey disparate messages about society and economics. It has a message about cultural identity and distinctiveness. It also is an integral part of local inflections, shared knowledge, cultural sophistications, traditions and societal revolutions. Most of all, fashion sends messages about an individual’s social or economic wellbeing. One is able to easily discern that an individual works in a corporate or entertainment world by how they dress together with other cues like ...

Visual Art by artist Barbara Kruger

Abstract This paper is an introspection of the works of the visual artist Barbara Kruger. She is a conceptual artist and had access to art and advertising spaces that are public. Therefore she decided to the weapon of advertising against itself. Through her work, Kruger brings everyone’s attention to topics of consumerism, feminism. They are a depiction of revolt against a flawed culture, where one cannot feel they exist without purchasing loads of products that they might not need. To introspect the topic in more detail, we will go through three artworks of the artist and try to ...

There is a growing concern that the search for exponential economic growth brings about the degradation of the environment. According to Carter, the tension between economic growth and environmental protection lies at the heart of environmental politics (Carter 27). Today, the society and especially politicians who are affiliated to environmental issues only recognize the world’s dependence on the resources that the earth provides. These natural elements are such as oxygen and water. However, they fail to notice the connection between land and the economy. The profundity of this interdependence is hidden by our search for economic growth and ...

For the purpose of the media analysis, one of the most iconic images or photographs in the history of world civilization has been chosen. The original photograph was taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960, at the memorial service of the victims of an explosion. It came in the public domain soon after it was taken by the photographer. The picture titled, “Guerrillero Heroico” is that of the iconic revolutionary figure, Che Guevara, who can also be deemed as one of most famous persons in the history of the human society. The particular image in context is an ...

In the 21st century, climate change has emerged as one of the main threats to the environmental wellbeing of earth as a planet and the ecosystems. The National Academy of Sciences, in its 2009 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change stated that “Climate change is one of the defining issues of the 21st century. Therefore, humans are under a challenge to formulate guidelines, practices and behavioural standards that ensure that economic opportunities and improve quality of life are available to the human population in the long run and also climate and eco-systems are sustainably maintained. Notably, climate change and in ...

Life is a journey that meanders as one grows old with all the experiences. With time and understanding, people come to ascertain their respective goals in life that work as a guiding force for them. Every person should know where to reach by the end of the journey as a journey without any knowledge of the destination would be nothing but meaningless. The vision of life works as the driving force as it guides the individual to go ahead braving all the odds that come in his or her way. In my own case, I gave it quite a ...

Kawaii, in the context of Japanese culture is the quality of cuteness and has become one of most prominent aspect of the Japanese popular culture such as the unique Japanese Fashion Styles. Prior to being a modern translation of cute, the world signifies shyness or a form of embarrassment in the past. Due to the unique and liberating feeling brought by the culture it is no wonder that it took the world via storm. The term Kawaii was initially seen from Lady Muraki’s The Tale of Genji that highlighted pitiable characteristics. Before the term refers to women being ...

The United States in the eyes of Europeans was an amazing country where democracy prevailed, instead of a monarchy, with no division into classes. In the United States, there was the freedom of conscience and tolerance. Thus, Americans have unprecedented freedom for the rest of the world. At that time of the Golden Youth and Great Gatsby the American Dream arose. It had its causes and long-lasting effects. The essay is going to discuss what is the American Dream and what cause-effect relationship does it have today. First of all, it is important to understand in full the meaning ...

The United States of America has boasted to the world regarding the land of the free. The “American dream” has influenced the minds of people around the world specially those searching for a greener pasture. The world dubbed America as the land of flowing milk and honey. Through out the 19th century, America’s image was food and the land. It is the kind of land in America which is spacious and full of wilderness that differentiated them from their brothers and sisters in Europe. They cultivated the wilderness and made it fruitful through advance agriculture technology. Literally, they ...

Primetime Program Analysis: AMC’s Better Call Saul

AMC’s Better Call Saul is a prequel or spin off to the critically acclaimed drama, Breaking Bad. It is a continuation of the themes of economic inequality, drugs and the usurpation of the American dream. Better Call Saul moves from Breaking Bad’s moral dilemma of a teacher at the verge of succumbing to cancer to a struggling attorney who has to contend with a rude and unwelcoming corporate world. It is an exploration of human vices that force individuals to break societal rules and in the end become outcasts. It tries to illuminate the problems inherent in ...

‘In the Suburbs’ is a film made by On Film incorporation. It mainly targets populations in the suburbs - especially the young adults. The film shows how Redbook magazines have exclusively considered the young adults and their importance too. ‘Word to the Wives’ is a comical film done by Telamerica Incorporation that focuses of consumerism and gender roles. It centers on women, and how suburban women trick their husbands into buying new kitchens, therefore, essentially satisfying their dissatisfaction. ‘American Women: Partners Research’ is another film done by Holland-Wegman Productions. It focusses on gender roles, market research, and consumerism. It ...

Introduction

The concept of consumption and consumerism involves a situation in which people are continually purchasing and using products mainly promoted by a capitalist economy. Virtually, the current society consists of consumers, making consumption and consumerism a part of the modern life. Ideally, consumption and consumerism determine the level of demand as well as the level production. Additionally, all innovations around the world are geared towards satisfying the consumers’ needs. As the consumers buy products in bulk, the economy develops, which in turn sustains the political class (Miles 148). Ironically, the consumers do not get much recognition, and they are ...

Breadth area(s) that the topic is related to; This section covers the two broad areas relating to the topic which include;

The science/description breadth area How can you use the perspectives of these particular breadth areas to examine the topic of your research within its global context? I will analyze the global patterns of consumerism

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The section outlines the reasons for conducting the study. RESEARCH QUESTIONS This section captures five questions to be answered through the study. WORKING THESIS This section provides my anticipation as to what the answer to the research shall be. LITERATURE REVIEW In this ...

The criminal behavior of women has a negative impact on the whole society because it affects its basic unit - the family and its moral-psychological atmosphere. The problem is still of great social importance, as the nature of female offenders has significantly changed. Currently, it is observed that the nature of the criminal behavior of women is marked by an increase in the number of committed graves and especially grave crimes, increased recidivism, reducing age (rejuvenation) of criminals and offenders. At the beginning of the XX century and in the first years after the millennia women's crime did not ...

Marketing and consumption decisions

Introduction Marketing entails the process through which groups and individuals obtain what they want and need by exchanging and creating products and value with others (Same, 2012). Thus, marketing is the process of delivering customer satisfaction at a profit. The objective of marketing is to satisfy the needs and wants of a customer better than the competitor. There are a variety of activities that are involved in marketing. These activities include identifying the needs of the customers, designing of the product, promotion of the products or services benefits with the aim of motivating purchase, pricing and ensuring they are ...

In the materialistic world that we live in today, money has become the center of our lives focus. It has become hard to ignore this commodity because everything comes with a price tag. Consequently, it has evolved throughout history and the paper money we use today is the modern day method of buying and selling. However, paper money is not the only means to make purchases. Ways to purchase items can further be classified into three categories; debit, credit, and cash. As a result to make lives even more convenient for the modern day customer the idea of plastic ...

During the 19th and 20th centuries, production grew rapidly and supply far exceeded the consumer demand. As a result, scarcity of goods was replaced by surpluses causing the markets in America to reach a point of saturation. In such a scenario, the business community and the economists opined that the problem of excess production could be effectively countered by boosting public consumption, which in turn would help the economy to grow (Beder 2). With an aim to increasing business profits and maintaining work ethics, businessmen and economists promoted consumerism by enlisting the working class along with the existing consumers ...

Introduction

World War II transformed the fortune of the United States of America and its citizens as the global power shifted from the traditional European nations to the U.S. In addition, many changes came up in American society and industry after the world war that steered them ahead of the rest of the world. Some of the changes that had the largest impact were suburbanization, GI Bill, automobile, consumerism, youth culture, racial experiences and religion. Each of these factors played an important role changing the fortune of American in the period that followed after the Second World War.

Changes in American Society

As the ...

The new national consumer-based society was characterized by an industrial boom. New goods and new ideas that impressed the idea of a good life came together in a ‘user boom’ (Jansson, 207). Women became beneficiaries of this industrial revolution due to the introduction of household equipment and tools that made their work easy. Before this era, a week’s work for a house wife was generally tedious owing to the many chores that had to be carried out. Industrial revolution was speeding up the economy of the major nations, and it basically changed their economic systems. This was a ...