American Dream consumerism

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Consumerism

Yorick van Teeseling

Femke van der Vegt

Consumerism

Consumerism in the 1920's

- American consumerism  increased during the Roaring Twenties --> technical advances:

                                                                   - communication

                                                                   - transportation

                                                                   - manufacturing

- Buying goods by installments.

- Mass advertising and marketing --> increasing sales

What or who influences us to buy products now a days?

Consumerism in 21 century

- America at the top:

4% of the population, but consumes 25% of the worlds resources.

- Material possesions

- Great wealth gap

- No willpower to not buy anything

      --> credit cards

Ethical Consumerism

Ethical consumerism

Issues regarding: environmental friendly consumerism, fair-trade, morality and honesty.

More people concern themselves with products come from

Consumerism and the American Dream

- Limitless

- No outside interference

- possessions are a status

- products are cheaper because of mass production --> more people can afford them

F. Scott Fitzgerald

- A lot of loans

- Financial problems

- Ups and downs with popularity of his books

The Great Gatsby

In favor of an example the American dream

- Born poor but ended up being rich.

Against:

- Low social mobility is linked to inequality