General Article Are we what we buy?

Topic Selected: Consumerism Book Volume: 473

Our identities are, for better or worse, steeped in consumer culture.

By Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D.

Since the 1950s, there has been a running debate within academic circles regarding the ethics and morality of consumer culture. While that debate has...

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