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Trentmann, Frank (28 November 2016). "How Humans Became 'Consumers': A History". The Atlantic.

A 900-page book by the same author is

Trentmann, Frank (2016). Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First. Harper. ISBN 978-0062456328.

Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:38, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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Culture of Consumption third paragraph

The third paragraph on the Culture of Consumption topic cited a textbook that I could not find any references. Also two authors that I found nothing about as well. I did find the same quote "Consumerism is deeply integrated into the daily life and the visual culture of the societies in which we live, often in ways that we do not even recognize" from an article written by Graeme Vincent Flett (www.journalofcontemporaryministry.com/index.php/jcm/article/download/9/59) in which he attributes the same quote to Sturken and Cartwright: Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2009). I'd like to ask a proper revision to the paragraph considering the further quotations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Felipetotoro (talk • contribs) 04:05, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

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Consumerism Vs. Economic materialism?

Being so closely related, I think they should be explicitly differentiated. Is it that one is a trait/value, and the other is a belief/worldview? ...if a person has one, he is likely to have the other?

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Materialism is the importance a person attaches to acquiring and consuming material goods. The use of the term materialistic to describe a person's personality or a society tends to have a negative or critical connotation. Also called acquisitiveness, it is often associated with a value system which regards social status as being determined by affluence (see conspicuous consumption), as well as the belief that possessions can provide happiness. Environmentalism can be considered a competing orientation to materialism.[1]
Materialism can be considered a pragmatic form of enlightened self-interest based on a prudent understanding of the character of market-oriented economy and society. However, studies have found that it is also associated with self-destructive behavior and depression.
  Contents  [hide] 
 1	Definition
   1.1	Materialism as a personality trait
   1.2	Materialism as a value

--2602:306:CFCE:1EE0:2CA5:3D0:2D38:D4CC (talk) 00:07, 24 November 2017 (UTC)Doug Bashford