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Culture video- Are we a society of consumers

Culture video- Are we a society of consumers

Q Watch the video, A Society of Consumers? (Links to an external site.). Note: This video link will open a video player in a new window. Write a minimum 250 word reflection (3 paragraphs) on culture and consumerism (considering the following questions): • Are we a society of consumers? • What are the consequences of consuming too much? • How do we learn to consume? • What about restraint? Is it possible to resist our consumer temptation?

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By 1955, with 6% of world’s population, the United States were producing half of the world’s goods and consumed one-third of the goods. The Americans had saved billion dollars, ready to spend when the factories would convert to consumer goods from war productions. The American family by the mid 1950’s had twice as much real income compared to 1920’s American family.