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Are you ready to get off the treadmill of over consumerism connected with this wonderful, meaningful holiday? Has the downturn of the economy impacted you, your relatives and friends? Do you...
With foreclosures at an all time high, Americans are beginning to look at their spending habits with a more critical eye. And it's not just houses we're overspending on...laptops, designer...
Living in a free society affords us the right to make personal choices that may or may not be in accord with the dominant system of government. This level of freedom even gives us the option to...
Valentine's Day has become just another holiday exploited by mass commercialism that clouds the original meaning of the day. With the huge emphasis placed on gift giving, it's no wonder that the...
Let's face it. America is built on consumerism and consumerism is built on product advertisements. Advertising can take on many forms in many media, but it all boils down to two important...
Parenting is no easy task, especially when your young children are being bombarded with the "gotta-have-it" pop culture consumer products like Webkinz. Then again, if you have a teen living in...
It's difficult to escape consumerism. Commercials and glossy print ads intoxicate consumers with images of high-end goods like wide screen TVs, luxury cars and the latest electronic gadgets. Their...
Pop art developed in the late 1950s when artist Richard Hamilton created a collage that illustrated consumerism in the everyday household, and it developed into an art movement through the '60s...
A "consumer culture" is one whose economy is defined by the buying and spending of consumers. Consumer culture is closely to tied capitalism, because it is driven by money. What distinguishes it,...