Consumed has led people to forget about social ethics relationships

Mehr News Agency -Group of Religion and Thought -Sina Pottery: One of the notable issues in the contemporary world is the prevalence of "increasing consumerism". A topic that, according to some analysts and scholars, is one of the side effects of modernity and the world of capitalism. In this regard, some sociologists and theorists of the cultural field have been trying to examine the main roots of this phenomenon more accurately. A phenomenon that beyond its roots is also focused on the realization of goals that are not necessarily clear to everyone and creates specific patterns of action and behavioral in different societies and countries.

Consumerism means excessive tendency to buy and use goods and services. This phenomenon is especially formed in modern societies with the increase in production and widespread advertising of goods and services. In fact, increasing consumerism affects not only to increase material needs but also to cultural and social developments. Given this, it seems that consumerism can be the natural result of the economic and cultural changes that are formed as a result of globalization.

Economic Changes

Economic change is one of the most important stimulus of increasing consumerism in today's societies. These changes include the growth of production, increased revenue, and the expansion of competitive markets, all leading to increased access to goods and services, resulting in increased consumption.

The rapid development of production...
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