Assignment 02 Essay Plan: Introduction: * Outline what intend to explore in essay * Description of a consumer society. Part 1 * What is consumerism * Mass consumption origins – include quote from R Williams * Affluence * Supermarket contribution to consumerism Part 2 * Outline the impact of rubbish / wastage on environment – include statistics from reports shown in Making Social Lives text book. * Explain what unsustainability means and how does it refer to rubbish
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head: WE LIVE IN A THROW-AWAY SOCIETY 1 We Live In A Throw-Away Society. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University WE LIVE IN A THROW-AWAY SOCIETY 2 How many of us have heard the motto, “out with the old and in with the new?” I think it is highly unlikely many have not heard this slogan; mottos like this have become more than just a saying, but a lifestyle. We find it easy to throw away items because they
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Waste is a problem in America today. The amount of waste produced by the average American consumer is unacceptable. The unsustainability of America's current wasteful habits will not only harm to ecosystem but people as well. Average American consumers must understand their wasteful habits. It is important that American consumers manage their waste to make society more sustainable. The first contributing factor to the problem is that waste is so easy produce and even easier to ignore. When taking
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want. Most people choose to simply throw them in the trash. There are those who will recycle them for the greater good of society or give them for free to those who need it. This has lead to a new way of giving and saving the environment. Below is a study on the success of Freecycle.org and the reasons why more companies like them are needed. The success of Freecycle.org can be attributed to many different factors in our society today. We are a society of excess. We are continually buying
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spend your disposable income on services and items that are not necessities? Do we really need to “shop till we drop” or is there another way? A way for the informed consumer to make responsible spending decisions instead of unrealistic forced “giving” or the equally unrealistic short sighted over spending common in today’s society. Peter Singer thinks the whole process of spending your disposable income on anything other than the necessities is an immoral act. In his article The Singer Solution
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that’s designed to be useless and breaks easily so we can throw away to buy new products. For example, plastic bags, mops, camera and computer software Perceived obsolescence brainwashes society to throwing away stuff that still have value by changing the look of the same item they may have. If you have a one year old ipad, a newer ipad mini comes out with the same processor and picture display, but because its smaller and newer it lures consumers in. A couple examples of perceived observations are
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Case study: GIVING AND RECEIVING ON FREECYCLE.ORG Consumer Behavior Newcastle University 1.Why do you think Freecycle.org has achieved such high levels of growth in such a short period of time? Freecycle is an electronic forum that enables people to recycle items they might otherwise throw out. Started in Arizona in 2003 to promote waste reduction, Freecycle members see themselves as part of a "worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste
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conducting business ethically and with sensitivity toward social, cultural, and economic issues. Striving for social responsibility helps individuals, organizations and governments have a positive or negative impact on development, business and society. In Company Q’s case, their attitude toward social responsibility is half and half. For example, the decision to close the stores in the high crime area would certainly fit under the category of being “socially responsible” because the geographic
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Today's Society and Ease of Life As the years have gone by, society has changed in many ways. Some things in life have gotten easier and faster. Just to name a few: we now have automobiles, electronic devices, ready to eat foods and many restaurants. Life has gotten easier but at what price? Some people are overweight and others are sick. The current society believes that if is easy and fast, then it is better. The current society is also now filled with citizens that are sick. Some have allergies
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reduce, reuse, and recycle is talking about how people handle waste, which currently is a big issue in the United States. In today’s society, landfills are overflowing causing serious issues that need to be addressed. Knowing how to address them and how to correct the problem can be an easy process if taught the proper way to do it. Recycling allows today’s society to process used materials, which reduce the consumption of raw materials, energy, pollution, greenhouse emissions, and the need for conventional
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