Does advertising promote excessive consumerism?

by Cristina Nuta - Advertising is an effective way of selling new products, and many people argue that its effectiveness brainwashes us into unnecessary spending. Others, however, disagree, saying that advertising can’t sell any product; it can only help to sell a product the people want to buy. One of the main arguments for advertising is that it generates wealth for a country. That is to s ...

Date added: 11 July '07

A Consuming Addiction

by Cristina Nuta - Shopping used to be nothing more than a way of obtaining food, clothing, and other necessities of life. Today, however, shopping symbolises the materialistic culture of western society and its popularity as a leisure activity reflects the rise of consumerism. This has been possible by the 75 per cent increase in disposable income in the past twenty years. The number of credit ...

Date added: 22 July '07