Sociology 2172A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Robin Leach, Industrial Revolution, Demography Of The United States
16 Oct 2016
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O level of happiness etc. relatively still the same. In north america we are using 30x more than a person in the developing needs through material things: is this a public or private issue, more of a societal problem. Sociological imagination mills: increased 3(cid:882)(cid:882)% since the (cid:887)(cid:882)(cid:495)s world everything being produced has an environmental price. Advertisement could be ad, cultural pressures, society. 20% of the world uses 80% of the worlds resources. Consumerism is the preoccupation with the acquisition of goods to satisfy. To manipulate us into buying with little reflection. Advertisements: appeal to our insecurities, solve our problems, achieve happiness & freedom, restrain our distastes. Marketing experts: associate success & social standing with a product. Lower-income individuals: buy cars, cell phones, clothing. Consequences: decreased savings, consumer debt, personal bankruptcies, credit card ownership. John wanamaker in philadelphia: shopping became a leisure activity. First place women could go to shop and be social mall. Started in 1919: general motors acceptance corporation.
