PPT-Consumerism

UNIT IV Disposable and Discretionary Income Consumer a person or group who buys or uses goods and services to satisfy needswant Disposable income to spend or save after taxes have been paid. Sue L. T. McGregor PhD. MSVU Halifax NS Canada. www.consultmcgregor.com. . June 2013. SOCRAI Conference . Clark University, Worcester MA. Culture-Ideology of Consumerism (CIC). “A mutually reinforcing integration of consumer culture and consumerist ideology” (. Sue L. T. McGregor . PhD Professor. Mount Saint Vincent University. Halifax Nova Scotia Canada . sue.mcgregor@msvu.ca. . Docent University of Helsinki. May 2014 . 3. rd. Nordic Conference on Consumer Research. Consumer Culture Other Conformity and Consumerism. GI Bill. . Created June 24, 1944. Created to . help ease soldiers back into every day life. .. Gave job priority to veterans. , 52 weeks of . unemployment. . benefits. , . Social Problems. Robert . Wonser. 1. 2. Consumerism is Capitalism. Capitalism. - . the economic system that is based on the private for-profit operation of industry. . Consumerism. propels the insatiable belief that we need what we do not . U.S. History in a Global context. Part . I. TAHP Vanguard, September 13, 2014. Context. Images of Global Trade. What examples of international trade can you find?. Global Consumer Demand Shapes North America. Facilitating Crime. How does globalization facilitate transnational crime?. Political. Deregulation. Financial markets.  money laundering. FDI. Hard to combat. Social. Brand name social status. Youth. Music. Fashion. Global Welfare. Fragmented Youth. Youth culture tended to fragment into clearly defined subgroups. Each identifying with different styles of dress, music, and attitude towards life. PhD Professor. Mount Saint Vincent University. Sue.mcgregor@msvu.ca. www.consultmcgregor.com. . Panel discussion at . International summer course on the rights of the child. Universit. é. de Moncton. in . the . 1920’s. Consumerism. Consumerism-. the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable, or the actions of buying by the public. American’s were very confident about the economy in the 1920’s. . 1950s . Federal Highway Act. 1956 Eisenhower Administration. $25 Billion spent to build more than 41,000 miles of interstate highway. Linked the country and made national mobility much easier. Contributed to American Urbanization. A Personal Money Autobiography. As a child growing up, did you feel rich or poor? Why?. What is your happiest memory in connection with money?. How does your faith guide you in your use of money?. How do you decide what to give to church and other nonprofits?. Chapter 7. Consumerism. Consumerism is an . economic theory . that links prosperity (wealth) to consumer demand for goods and services, and that makes consumer behavior central to economic decision making.. FLT (1/25/2016) . Left . *Right*. Given film clip, anticipation guide, and discussion about consumerism . I will be able to consider how consumerism relates to the novel, . The Great Gatsby. . . _______________________________.