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How does consumerism primarily influence individuals?
How does consumerism primarily influence individuals?
- By teaching them to be content with what they already possess.
- By fostering a sense of community and shared resources.
- By encouraging them to value experiences over material possessions.
- By promoting the idea that acquiring more goods leads to happiness and success. (correct)
Consumerism promotes a cycle where individuals always feel content with their current possessions.
Consumerism promotes a cycle where individuals always feel content with their current possessions.
False (B)
Identify a primary method through which consumerism infiltrates people’s lives.
Identify a primary method through which consumerism infiltrates people’s lives.
advertising
The desire to be like others or in their position, fueled by consumerism, can lead to constant ______.
The desire to be like others or in their position, fueled by consumerism, can lead to constant ______.
Match the following effects with their descriptions:
Match the following effects with their descriptions:
What is a direct consequence of people constantly wanting more things, even when they don't need them?
What is a direct consequence of people constantly wanting more things, even when they don't need them?
Being thankful for what one has contradicts the principles of consumerism.
Being thankful for what one has contradicts the principles of consumerism.
Besides advertising, list another way consumerism influences people's choices and desires.
Besides advertising, list another way consumerism influences people's choices and desires.
Consumerism uses up resources like time, ______, and money, leading to potential debt and stress.
Consumerism uses up resources like time, ______, and money, leading to potential debt and stress.
Match each phrase with its effect on personal well-being:
Match each phrase with its effect on personal well-being:
According to the content, what should people cultivate instead of feeling bad about what they don't have?
According to the content, what should people cultivate instead of feeling bad about what they don't have?
Consumerism primarily encourages individuals to focus on community welfare and shared resources.
Consumerism primarily encourages individuals to focus on community welfare and shared resources.
In what areas of media does consumerism make its presence felt?
In what areas of media does consumerism make its presence felt?
Consumerism's basic idea is to buy and acquire as many things as possible to supposedly feel successful, happier, and ______.
Consumerism's basic idea is to buy and acquire as many things as possible to supposedly feel successful, happier, and ______.
Match how consumerism affects daily life:
Match how consumerism affects daily life:
What is the fundamental concept underlying consumerism?
What is the fundamental concept underlying consumerism?
A key element of consumerism is that it frees up time and energy.
A key element of consumerism is that it frees up time and energy.
State a consequence of consumerism, where people want to relate or be equivalents of others.
State a consequence of consumerism, where people want to relate or be equivalents of others.
According to the document, consumerism makes people unique, responsible with others, and wanting to act like them or be in their ______.
According to the document, consumerism makes people unique, responsible with others, and wanting to act like them or be in their ______.
Match the following:
Match the following:
Flashcards
What is consumerism?
What is consumerism?
The idea that buying and having many things leads to success, happiness, and a better life.
How does consumerism spread?
How does consumerism spread?
Through advertising in newspapers, radio, TV, the internet, and even friends' opinions.
Effects of consumerism?
Effects of consumerism?
It leads to a cycle of wanting more, comparison with others, and constant dissatisfaction.
How should people feel?
How should people feel?
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Study Notes
- Consumerism has a considerable influence.
- Advertising through various channels, including newspapers, radio, TV, the internet, and opinions from friends, is how consumerism impacts lives.
- The core principle of consumerism involves acquiring possessions in order to achieve a sense of success and happiness.
- A problem arises when individuals develop a pattern of desiring more, even without needing it.
- Pursuing these desires consumes time, energy, and financial resources, potentially leading to debt.
- Consumerism fosters social comparison, creating a desire to emulate or attain the status of others.
- This comparison results in discontentment, with individuals constantly longing for more.
- The underlying mechanism of consumerism is to perpetuate continuous consumerism.
- People should embrace gratitude for their blessings instead of feeling regret for what they lack.
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