Consumer Culture

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

What is the good life according to the

consumer culture?

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Good Life

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“I love new clothes, I love new clothes, I

love...” (52)

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“And there’s always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and

long-suffering” (238)

“All country sports shall entail the use of elaborate apparatus. So that they

consume manufactured articles as well as transport.” (23)

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Consumption of new products

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“We find reward through purchasing power rather than

labor power” (Wonser)

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Two Different

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Work Cited- "Good Life." Merriam-Webster. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.I got the definition of “good life” from this website because it is a reliable online dictionary.

- Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.It was necessary for me to use this book because the comparison portrayed in the presentation was based on this novel.

- Mayell, Hillary . "As Consumerism Spreads, Earth Suffers, Study Says." National Geographic. N.p., 12 Jan. 2004. Web. 30 May 2011.This source is reliable because it talks about the effects of the contemporary consumerist society. In the text, I could find some details about what people want in their lives to make them good, and how they were related to consumerism.

- Shah, Anup. "Consumption and Consumerism â�������������������������������� ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬­®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ�������������������������������� ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬­®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ Global Issues." Global Issues : social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all â�������������������������������� ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬­®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ�������������������������������� ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬­®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞßàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþÿ Global Issues. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.Similar to the website above, this source talks about the seriousness of the consumerist, materialistic society of today. I could find out about what people put the most value on in their lives.

- Wonser, Robert. "Lesson 13: Advertising, Consumerism, and Commodification." canyons.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011.This source is reliable as the information is well-written in an expert’s point of view. The effects of consumerism on people’s values and thoughts is clearly portrayed here.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

What should be done with human desires?

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HUMAN DESIRE

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What? How?

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“‘Getting rid of everything

unpleasant...’” (262)

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“‘We prefer to do things comfortably’” (263)

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Sarah Bock

HAPPINESS& SUCCESS

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“Freedom is self-discipline” (Firehammer)

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Sarah Bock

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• Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.

• Pearce, David. "BRAVE NEW WORLD ? A Defence Of Paradise-Engineering." Aldous Huxley : Brave New World. BLTC, 2008. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.huxley.net/>.

• This website is credible because it is run by BLTC, a professional research organization.

• Firehammer, Reginald. "Desires." The Autonomist. The Autonomist, 2 Nov. 2004. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://theautonomist.com/autonomist/philosophy/desire.html>.

• This article is a credible source because it is published in The Autonomist, a website that focuses on reason, truth, and individualism.

Works Cited

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How is the aging process portrayed in consumer culture?

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“There was a gasp, a murmur of astonishment and horror; a young girl screamed...a strange

and terrifying monster of middle-agedness” (150).

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“...the little figures noiselessly darted, like fish in an

aquarium” (200)

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“Put an anti-aging label on most any product, and

it flies off the shelves” (Medicine Net)

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“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach

eighteen” -Mark Twain

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“Because itʼs old...We havenʼt any use for old

things here” (219).

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“And all the lines in her face, the flabbiness, the

wrinkles” (119)

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• "Anti aging products: how to find what you want | Simply Anti Aging." How to look younger - all about anti aging. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.simplyantiaging.com/1854/anti-aging-products/>.

www.simplyantiaging.com is a reliable site as it is a major site regarding antiaging and it is sponsored by numerous corporation such as skincareRX and the main author has an occupation of a beauty therapist.

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• Huxley, Aldous. Brave new world, . New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.

• Ross, Kathryn . "Fight 'anti-aging' messages with social media - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter." Homepage - Wellsville, NY - Wellsville Daily Reporter. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.wellsvilledaily.com/news/x1796494631/Fight-anti-aging-messages-with-social-media>.

www.wellsvilledaily.com is a reliable site as it is a famous news/article site in New York since 1880.

• Zelman, Kathleen. "Anti-Aging Diet: Eating to Age Gracefully - Disease Prevention and Wellness Information to Improve Your Health on MedicineNet.com." MedicineNet.com - We Bring Doctor's Knowledge to You. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2011. <http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62864>.

www.medicine.net is also a reliable source as the articles are published by professional doctors.

Works Cited

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

What leisure activities do people engage in?

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““Talking? But what about?” Walking and talking – that seemed like a very odd way of spending an afternoon” (Huxley 89).

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“Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit for New Mexico and went there for my summer holiday” (Huxley 96).

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"Disney is a corporate, market obsessed monolith that encourages massive consumer spending while assuming the guise of innocuous family fun" (Giroux 1999). 

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“…the media uphold conformity, denying individuals their own privacy and personal feelings” (Varricchio 98).

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Works Cited• McGinnis, Lee, Seungwoo Chun, and Julia McQuillan. "A Review of Gendered Consumption in Sport and Leisure." 5

(2003): 1-26. Academy of Marketing Science Review, 2003. Web. 31 May 2011. <http://www.amsreview.org/articles/mcginnis05-2003.pdf>.

• This source is reliable because it is a university-sponsored document, thus it contains reasons based on various credible studies. The authors are professors in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washburn University with specialized knowledge in the field.

• Harris, Dave. HE Academy Network for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. Tech. Leisure Consumerism and Popular Culture, Sept. 2004. Web. 31 May 2011.

• This source is reliable because the author has been teaching in higher education as well as social science fields including Education, Sociology, Media Studies, and Leisure and Tourism. His arguments are based on various studies as well as articles and documents.

• Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1932. Print.

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