Tag Archives: Consumerism

Merry Debtmass…

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

A 2016 poll by Nationwide found that the average Brit spends £645 on Christmas. On average, people in the UK spend… £117 on Christmas presents for their partner, £145 on presents for their children, £20 on their pet (lucky pets!). … Continue reading →

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Summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s ‘The Individualised Society’ (part 1/3)

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Chapter One  – The Rise and Fall of Labour This chapter explains that the decline of the labour movement is due the extraterritorial power of Capital. The industrial revolution led to labour being uprooted from its age old link to … Continue reading →

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A Summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s ‘The Individualised Society’, Part Two – The Way We Think

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

Part Two – The Way We Think Chapter Seven – Critique – Privatised and Disarmed More than anything else so far this chapter represents a good summary of some of Bauman’s major ideas. What is wrong with our society is … Continue reading →

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Sociological Theories of Consumerism and Consumption

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about the things we might consume, and how we might consume them, and we do this not only as individuals, but as friends, partners, and families, and so intensely do we … Continue reading →

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