Category: Consumerism

Essay on Why Consumerism Is Bad One definition of consumerism is the obsession with acquiring more and more things. For most of us, consumerism or the practice of acquiring things is just a part of life, just trying to ‘keep up with the Joneses,’ so to speak. After all, why shouldn’t we have the things…

Negative Effects of Consumerism Essay Today we humans are constantly driven to make our lives easier and more comfortable. The intent is good but the gains in efficiency are leading to newer consumption patterns. Over the past few years, we have seen manifold changes in gadget usage, shopping channels, and the global markets. Online shopping…

Green Consumerism Essay Green consumer values impact on environmental sustainability: Green consumerism refers to the intentions of individuals to care and sense of responsibility for environmental sustainability to promote and pay close attention to the positive effects on the environment -Yue, Sheng, She, Xu (2020). Green products are categorized as, energy efficient, recyclable, eco-friendly packaging,…

Consumerism and the Novel ‘Feed’ Essay  Feed a transmitter implanted into the heads of people. Feeds are a crucial part of life for Titus and his friends. Feed takes place shortly where media is always with you. Almost everyone has a tiny device implanted into their brain which corporations use to manipulate their customers. Each…

Essay about Sugar Consumerism Introduction: Free sugars, added sugars, simple sugars, and refined sugars are some of/the negatively perceived labels/assigned/to this renowned commodity we call sugar. But before we can delve into why these particular sugar/categories/receive heavy criticism we must first understand where this unfavourable outlook stems from./In common colloquial speech ‘sugar’ is your everyday…

Media and Consumerism Essay Our Beauty Obsession: An Investigation into the causes and effects of modern beauty ideals in a world driven by consumerism and mass media. Research questions: What are the current standards of beauty and how have they been shaped and structured by platforms such as social media? How are todays beauty ideals…

Consumerism Wants and Needs Essay The design has a profound impact on our daily lives posing both positive and negative implications, however, this influence is hardly realized and recognized by society. As design has progressed, it has held an immense power over one’s state of mind and indications of social hierarchy in society. How does…

What Is Consumerism Essay What consumerism is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don’t improve their lives. -Jeff Bezos. Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts without regard to the problems that it may cause to the environment and our…

Essay on Positive and Negative Effects of Consumerism We live in an era of consumerism and it’s all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we need (Aloe Blacc). Sadly but that’s true, nowadays people spend their money on things that they don’t need. Consumerism is not a problem when people…

Essay about How Does Excessive Consumerism Impact on People Despite consumerism having a large effect on society, the majority of people do not truly understand the impact it has on our lives. The book Affluenza, written by John de Graff, David Wann, and Thomas Nayor, focuses on the shift in American society caused by an…