Consumerism Vocabulary
Capital - wealth in the form of money or property
Capitalism - a system of money, business and markets that allows private individuals to own a business and sell goods/services in a free market that encourages competition and doesn't have a lot of trade barriers
Consumer - a person that buys and uses products
Consumerism - the theory that says humans buying and using goods /services is a way of life
Exchange - to trade or change one thing to another
Goods - something that is made and can be sold
Products - something that is made and can be sold
Purchase - to buy something
Sale - to give a good/service away for money
Services - providing help or work usually in exchange for money
Capitalism - a system of money, business and markets that allows private individuals to own a business and sell goods/services in a free market that encourages competition and doesn't have a lot of trade barriers
Consumer - a person that buys and uses products
Consumerism - the theory that says humans buying and using goods /services is a way of life
Exchange - to trade or change one thing to another
Goods - something that is made and can be sold
Products - something that is made and can be sold
Purchase - to buy something
Sale - to give a good/service away for money
Services - providing help or work usually in exchange for money
Consumerism Questions
a) how do your daily purchases affect the state of the entire world?
Consumerism Websites
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Con-Cos/Consumerism.html
http://www.curbyourconsumerism.com/
http://www.enough.org.uk/
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-consumerism.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/tag/consumerism/
http://the99percent.com/articles/6775/Is-Consumerism-Killing-Our-Creativity
http://www.gdrc.org/sustbiz/green/a-consumerism.html
http://happinesshunters.com/why-consumerism-kills-your-happiness-and-how-to-get-rid-of-it/
http://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/consumerism-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism
http://www.afairerworld.org/_The_global_economy/consumerism.html
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/9569-china-the-world-s-largest-online-population-infographic
http://www.curbyourconsumerism.com/
http://www.enough.org.uk/
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-consumerism.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/tag/consumerism/
http://the99percent.com/articles/6775/Is-Consumerism-Killing-Our-Creativity
http://www.gdrc.org/sustbiz/green/a-consumerism.html
http://happinesshunters.com/why-consumerism-kills-your-happiness-and-how-to-get-rid-of-it/
http://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/consumerism-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism
http://www.afairerworld.org/_The_global_economy/consumerism.html
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/9569-china-the-world-s-largest-online-population-infographic