Consumption-based Society

1. 6. Are there any alternatives?

1.1. Source 8: Intentional Communites.

1.1.1. Koinonia Farm

1.1.2. Common Ground Community

1.2. Source 9: "What Makes Us Care? The Impact of Cultural Values, Individual Factors, and Attention to Media Content on Motivation for Ethical Consumerism."

1.3. Source 10: Ethical Consumerism

2. 5. Will my life be happier if I just accept this mindset?

2.1. Source 6: The Nicomachean Ethics

2.2. Source 7: "The Pursuit of Happiness Under Socialism and Capitalism"

3. 4. Who benefits from this ingrained ideology? Who Loses?

3.1. Source 5: "Why Does Market Capitalism Fail to Deliver a Sustainable Environment and Greater Equality of Incomes?"

4. 1. What is consumerism?

4.1. Source 1: "Consumerism." Merriam-Webster.com

4.2. Source 2: “Consumers and Consumption.” Sharon Zukin, Jennifer Smith Maguire.

5. 3. Why is this ideology so powerful?

5.1. Source 2: "Consumers and Consumption." Sharon Zukin, Jennifer Smith Maguire.

5.2. Source 4: "The Media in the Social Problems Process." Joel Best, Social Problems.

6. 2. How did this mindset come about? Who decided that it should be the standard?

6.1. Source 2: "Consumers and Consumption." Sharon Zukin, Jennifer Smith Maguire.

6.2. Source 3: "Consumerism Didn't Come About by Accident." Chris Temple.