Consumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts. The term is often associated [ by whom? ] with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen . Veblen's subject of examination, the newly emergent middle class arising at the turn of the twentieth century, [ 1 ] comes to full [ citation needed ] fruition by the end of the twentieth century through the process of globalization .
Consumerism
