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Essay

Transportation - Environmental Issues

Consumerism Zombies Culture of Consumerism Much of

Words: 1377
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Consumerism Zombies Culture of Consumerism Much of the estern orld has been transformed into a Cult of Consumerism and grounded in Fashionable Consumption. As the Limitations of the Natural…

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4 Pages
Essay

Economics

Consumerism in Movies Consumerism Is

Words: 1155
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

"The things you own end up owning you." This quote from Tyler Durden, the protagonist in the movie Fight Club, sums up the message of this movie. The movie,…

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9 Pages
Research Paper

Literature

Consumerism in Mrs Dalloway Social

Words: 2714
Length: 9 Pages
Type: Research Paper

And yes -- so she breathed in the earthy garden sweet smell as she stood talking to Miss Pym who owed her help, and thought her kind, for kind…

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Thesis

Transportation

Consumerism Everybody Consumes Consumerism However

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Length: 5 Pages
Type: Thesis

To this day, high-end automobile companies make cars by hand for the luxury market, and those vehicles still are demarcations of status. The increased complexity of modern consumer society…

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4 Pages
Essay

Transportation - Environmental Issues

Consumerism the Story Behind Consumerism

Words: 1165
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

Many of the products we see in developed countries seem really cheap. For example, consumer electronics in the United States are cheaper than in many developing countries although the…

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2 Pages
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Government

Consumerism Tragedy and Patriotism September

Words: 560
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Daniel Harris describes this coping mechanism the "kitschification of Sep. 11." Harris's main argument is that we stopped asking critical questions about the actual reasons of why 9/11 happened.…

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15 Pages
Conclusion

Education - Computers

Consumerism Theoretical Contributions an Innovative

Words: 4350
Length: 15 Pages
Type: Conclusion

The entire research constitutes three different studies, each of them dedicated to a distinct stage in problematic usage of mobile phones. Study 1 A multi-dimensional psychometric measure was developed…

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14 Pages
Essay

Economics

Consumerism Divergence and Convergence

Words: 4715
Length: 14 Pages
Type: Essay

(Assefa and Degefa, ND, online at (http://www.hmbasha.net/Starbucks_Ethiopia.htm) Until, very recently there were many upscale coffee drinkers that assumed that the nations that hold a geographic monopoly on the coffee…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Mythology - Religion

Religion of Consumerism Is the

Words: 765
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

The result is the problem: that humans loose the connection to what it means to be human. What is the end or goal of transformation? The end goal, regardless…

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6 Pages
Research Paper

Business

Online Consumerism Internet Usage Has Been on

Words: 2588
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Online Consumerism Internet usage has been on the rise in recent years, and consequently is the increase in the number of online consumers. This research explores the attitudes, behaviors,…

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Research Paper

Mythology - Religion

Pope Consumerism Pope Benedict XVI

Words: 1862
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Research Paper

So denotes the Pope in his 2009 remarks, which do not call for an end to globalization and its implications. Indeed, as his remarks demonstrate a clear and studied…

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6 Pages
Essay

Economics

Consumption Consumerism Important in Contemporary Global Society

Words: 1983
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Essay

Consumption Consumerism Important in Contemporary Global Society The economies of the world today are subject to inflation and depression, and both are related to the market forces. Today it…

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1 Pages
Thesis

Government

Ethics Consumerism Is a Movement

Words: 454
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Thesis

The interests of one umbrella organization may conflict with the interests of another. This is the reason why so many umbrella organizations have emerged and why there is little…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Women's Issues - Sexuality

Gender and Consumerism

Words: 469
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Gender & Consumerism Thomas Hine compares sex to shopping. In every culture, sex is different depending on gender. In many cultures, the male gender retains more power with regard…

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11 Pages
Term Paper

Economics

Classical Sociological Accounts of Consumerism

Words: 4653
Length: 11 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Until that time, the lower classes, as they were known, would produce most of what they needed at their own homes, and the upper classes would simply employ the…

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1 Pages
Essay

Advertising

the effects of consumerism

Words: 350
Length: 1 Pages
Type: Essay

The trap of consumerism The youtube video indicates the various levels of consumerism, the religious take on consumerism, the negative impacts that it has on the contemporary society and…

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4 Pages
Essay

Healthcare

Qi Plan Consumerism

Words: 1289
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Essay

QI Plan- Consumerism The difference between performance measurement and quality improvement processes Performance measurement provides quantitative values and objectives to subjective experiences. Execution of performance measurement fosters the desire…

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4 Pages
Research Paper

History - Asian

Mcdonald's in Hong Kong Consumerism Dietary Change

Words: 1207
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Paper

McDonald's in Hong Kong: Consumerism, Dietary Change, and the Rise of a Children's Culture, by James L. Watson James Watson starts his article recollection of a conversation he had…

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8 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Ethics

Christ and Consumerism Describe What

Words: 2254
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In the Personal Form, on the other hand, individuals do not get away with moral transgressions. Their personal approach to life is colored not by materialism but by core…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Transportation - Environmental Issues

Environment and Consumerism

Words: 1687
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Consumer Culture and the Destruction of the Environment The consumer culture that exists as a result of our current global economic system has resulted in the destruction of the…

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8 Pages
Research Paper

Children

Advertising Is to Make the

Words: 2591
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Barbie doll top ten viral commercials as of 2013 rely mostly on You Tube, Dailymotion, Facebook and Twitter. The third doll brand, subject to this study is Bratz. As…

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2 Pages
Essay

Sports - Women

Bra Burners in the Reading

Words: 809
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

The end of the chapter talks about how the face of the woman has changed over time form the 1900's to 1970's. The end of the chapter also expresses…

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18 Pages
Term Paper

Consumerism

Consumers' Attitudes Towards the Environmental

Words: 5591
Length: 18 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In a report on recent research in this area, Hickman (2008) states that, "Although the public recycle newspapers and bottles, only one eighth of clothes are recycled through charity…

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3 Pages
Essay

Consumerism

Consumer Habits Men Versus Women

Words: 1029
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

omen and Men as Consumers Consumer habits: Men vs. women "Men buy, women shop" (ilder 2007). This statement succinctly sums up the differences between the sexes and their approach…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Consumerism

1950's Fashion

Words: 1047
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

1950s Fashions Fashion and makeup trends in the 1950s reflected shifts in popular culture and were heavily influenced by film stars and television. A thriving youth culture contributed to…

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10 Pages
Essay

Advertising

Commercials and the Media

Words: 2875
Length: 10 Pages
Type: Essay

Selling (to) Kids: Advertising, Children, Youth and Commercial Culture Advertising for children and youth has always had a special appeal. Gen X’ers remember the Toys ‘R’ Us song, “I…

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3 Pages
Essay

Sociology

Individuals Consume to Align Themselves

Words: 1060
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

.. To an active fashion accessory. Most significantly the logo itself growing in size, ballooning from a three quarter inch emblem into a chest-sized marquee." From the perspective of…

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3 Pages
Essay

Healthcare

Consumer Driven Health Movement Impacted

Words: 894
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

The price of most health care is felt subjectively. Therefore, it is felt that no one else can make better decisions other than patients themselves. Only few would argue…

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2 Pages
Research Paper

Business - Advertising

Exploring Online Consumer Behaviors

Words: 575
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Online Consumer Behaviors Consumer Behavior Consumer Perceptions of Online Shopping and how this Influences Purchasing Decisions Exploring Online Consumer Behavior Internet usage has increased rapidly in the past few…

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6 Pages
Essay

Sports - Women

Feminism Matrilineal History or Girls'

Words: 2088
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Essay

"Lady Gaga in part because she keeps us guessing about who she, as a woman, really is. She has been praised for using her music and videos to raise…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Communication - Journalism

Culture and Electronic Media

Words: 956
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

American pop culture has been cultivated and molded by mass media. The recent iteration of mass media, electronic media, has a profound and significant influence on the daily lives,…

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23 Pages
Thesis

Architecture

Live Concert Analysis How Doing Good Makes

Words: 6286
Length: 23 Pages
Type: Thesis

Live Concet Analysis How Doing Good Makes Us Feel Poweful and Poweless at the Same Time Design Activism vs. Design fo Social Change The Awakening Consciousness of Designes 1960's…

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3 Pages
Essay

Art  (general)

Art Can Be Used to

Words: 1012
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

On some level, all art tells the viewer something about its sociological context. A painting by Vermeer says much about gender roles and norms in Flemish society; just as…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Art  (general)

New Look by Dior

Words: 494
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

New Look In the postwar year of 1947, fashion designer created a line he called "Corelle" which is the botanical term for the frail petals at the center of…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Film

Mainstream Culture the First Installment of the

Words: 1555
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Mainstream Culture The first installment of the Iron Man franchise can be analyzed in the context of whether it either reaffirms or criticizes mainstream culture. Indeed, the film does…

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2 Pages
Book Report

Agriculture

Jamer Hunt Offers a Critique

Words: 459
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Book Report

The following photograph illustrates the trend of modern McDonalds restaurant design: If the golden arches were not displayed proudly on the screens, viewers would scarcely know they were in…

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6 Pages
Essay

Sports - Women

Female Sexual Subjugation and Domesticity

Words: 1848
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Essay

Particularly, as slavery and segregation had contributed to the establishment of a wealthy ownership class in the United States, so had the nature of its 20th century consumer culture…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Government

U S History -- 1950's the

Words: 751
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

During the Eisenhower Administration, America underwent a number of radical changes in its political and social arenas, the most important being the rapid rise in consumerism which before Eisenhower…

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11 Pages
Term Paper

Art  (general)

Warhol and Koons How Does

Words: 3543
Length: 11 Pages
Type: Term Paper

But the cool tone of the images in arhol's works is one reason why a viewer might be tempted to read a kind of backhanded affection for advertising and…

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2 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Advertising

Lead Us Into Temptation Briefly

Words: 627
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Term Paper

If consumers robotically obeyed advertising messages, then 80% of all new products would not be destined for failure, despite the over 200 billion dollars (in 1997 figures) spent by…

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5 Pages
Essay

Sports - Women

Oppressed Edible Woman the Edible Woman --

Words: 1991
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

Oppressed Edible Woman The Edible Woman -- Margaret Atwood The Edible Woman offers a look at the conventionalized aspects of society that result in a version of cultural violence…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Communication - Journalism

Media Even Today Has Such a Profound

Words: 881
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

media, even today, has such a profound impact on popular culture as that of print media. Since man first scribbled and chiseled onto stone tablets, words have persuaded and…

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8 Pages
Research Paper

Sports

Challenges Facing American Higher Education

Words: 2801
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Research Paper

American Higher Education Higher Education is ading in Deep ater in 2014 Is there anything to celebrate about higher education in the 21st century? hat are the most troubling…

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4 Pages
Term Paper

Art  (general)

The Boundary of Art Andy

Words: 1513
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Coplans, John. Andy Warhol. England: The Curwen press, 1989 Kinsman, Jane, "Soup can mania." Artonview, no. 49 (2007): 38-9. http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/results/resultssinglefulltext.jhtml;hwwil sonid=HJWLOMQXHRMITQA3DIMCFF4ADUNGIIV0 Ratcliff, Carter. Andy Warhol. New York: Abbeville Press,…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Advertising

Print Art and Advertising and

Words: 970
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Indeed, Rodrigue was very pleased to be commissioned in this way. Another artist who followed this trend was Yuri Gorbachev, painting the bottle during the early 1990s. After this,…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Advertising

1950s Advertisment One of the

Words: 1646
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

It is also interesting that, somewhat differently from the first advertisement, we are no longer looking for efficiency, productivity increase and lower costs. Since consumerism is the key to…

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18 Pages
Research Paper

Transportation - Environmental Issues

Corporate Roles in Environmental Ethics

Words: 5925
Length: 18 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Corporate Social esponsibility and Environmental Ethics Abstract/Introduction -- No one can argue that the international business community is becoming more and more complex as a result of globalism. In…

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3 Pages
Term Paper

Literature

Great Gatsby Values in 1920 America Were

Words: 1162
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Great Gatsby Values in 1920 America were changing rapidly from the Victorian attitudes that preceded them, and the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald clearly epitomizes these…

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7 Pages
Term Paper

Economics

Consumer Society or Capitalism

Words: 2650
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Consumer Society or Capitalism Consumer society which evolves out of capitalism has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. But even with its disadvantages, consumer society has now become…

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5 Pages
Term Paper

Business - Advertising

Sustainable Behaviours Using Life History

Words: 1659
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Term Paper

These meanings are handled in, and modified through, an interpretative process that is used by individuals in dealing with the things they encounter (Blumer, 1969). A proposed timetable of…

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7 Pages
Term Paper

Economics

Postmodern Cities and Consumption Postmodernist

Words: 1909
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Term Paper

In a world that is marked by homogeneity, capitalism has favorable conditions to grow. However with changes in thinking and urban theory, instead of describing this concept in terms…

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38 Pages
Dissertation

Communication

Corporations Send Out Messages Constantly

Words: 10552
Length: 38 Pages
Type: Dissertation

" The analysis cited above continues to describe the ways in which corporate "life" (in the sense of how many different individuals and entities are vital to the running…

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5 Pages
Essay

Economics

Birth of the Phenomena Known as the

Words: 1265
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

birth of the phenomena known as the consumer society is unknown but there is no doubt that, at least in the western world, it has existed since the advent…

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25 Pages
Research Paper

History - Asian

Global Business Cultural Analysis

Words: 8186
Length: 25 Pages
Type: Research Paper

business culture and expansion trends that exist for American companies in India. The paper focuses on answering the following questions: 1. What are the major elements and dimensions of…

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6 Pages
Term Paper

Healthcare

Reaction to Business Terminology in Clinical Med

Words: 2031
Length: 6 Pages
Type: Term Paper

Business Terminology in Health Care The Health Care Industry, idealistically is a large conglomeration of helping individuals and organizations who's sole purpose is to help people become more healthy,…

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7 Pages
Essay

Art  (general)

Surrealism and Fashion

Words: 2277
Length: 7 Pages
Type: Essay

romanticism of man with imagination and the curiosity to attach meaning to inanimate objects spills over in many forms- dreams, art, literature, and of late pervades the space in…

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2 Pages
Essay

Family and Marriage

Social Changes for the American Family Today

Words: 618
Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Social Changes for the American Family: Today and in 10 Years The next ten years will see a greater variation in the structure of families and marriages, with much…

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28 Pages
Essay

Sports - Women

Flapper Movement the Effect of the Flappers

Words: 8916
Length: 28 Pages
Type: Essay

Flapper Movement The Effect of the Flappers on Today's Women The 1920's in the U.S. And UK can be described as a period of great change, both socially and…

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8 Pages
Essay

Economics

Nature and Origin of Corporate Dominance

Words: 2277
Length: 8 Pages
Type: Essay

Corporation Changed from Early 19th to 21st Century? Corporate Change Over Two Centuries Corporations today manifest a singularity of focus on earnings that enables them to slice unencumbered through…

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12 Pages
Research Proposal

Business - Advertising

Americanization of Europe After 1945

Words: 3631
Length: 12 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

The ideological implications are more than obvious. The third level is the international one. The Atlantic community is now united by the same patterns of consumer behaviour and by…

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