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Module: The Consumer

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Films for Action (multiple).  Consumerism Videos.  Accessed https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/our-consumer-society/

PBS American Experience: Rise of Consumerism: Tupperware.  Access PBS American Experience: Rise of Consumerism: Tupperware  Access https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-consumer/

Ted Talks (various).  TED Talks on Consumerism.  Accessed https://www.ted.com/playlists/207/talks_to_watch_instead_of_shopping

2026

Center for the New American Dream (2026).  Multiple sources on site. Accessed https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/  

2024

Cluley, R. (n.d.). Psychoanalysis as marketing theory Dr Robert Cluley. Retrieved February 9, 2024, from https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/MTQ/Psychoanalysis_as_a_marketing_theory-1524662168670.pdf

2023

Razali, G,; Nikmah, M., Sutaguna, I., Putri, A.and Yusuf, M. (2023). The influence of viral marketing and social media marketing on Instagram adds purchase decisions. Journal of Business Management. Access https://prin.or.id/index.php/cemerlang/article/view/1096

Savage, O. (2023, January 9). TikTok Commerce: 4 Reasons why Brands Succeed with Shopping. Impact.com; Senior Product Marketing Manager. https://impact.com/influencer/tiktok-and-commerce-4-reasons-why-brands-succeed-with-shoptainment/#:~:text=TikTok%27s%20success%20fits%20into%20a

2022

Bain, M (2022). Fatal muggings for shoes are partially due to sneaker hype; a documentary argues. Accessed https://qz.com/554784/1200-people-are-killed-each-year-over-sneakers   (documentary mentioned in article is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AawIhU3ORK0

Collins, M. (2022). Needs vs Wants: How to Differentiate Them in Your Budget. Accessed https://www.creditrepair.com/blog/finance/needs-vs-wants/

Hayes, Adam. (2022). Consumerism Explained: Definition, Economic Impact, Pros & Cons. Accessed https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/consumerism.asp

Higgs, K. (2022). How the world embraced consumerism. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210120-how-the-world-became-consumerist 

Wiltshire, J. (2022).  Walmart is a Monopsonist that depresses earnings and employment beyond its own walls, but U.S. policymakers can do something about it. Accessed https://equitablegrowth.org/walmart-is-a-monopsonist-that-depresses-earnings-and-employment-beyond-its-own-walls-but-u-s-policymakers-can-do-something-about-it/

2021

Evans, C. (2021). Reducing Harm of Social Media on Children. Accessed https://www.apaservices.org/advocacy/news/harm-social-media-children

Federal Trade Commission. (2021) How Websites and Apps Collect and Use Your Information. Consumer Advice. Access https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-websites-and-apps-collect-and-use-your-information

Prelec, D., & Banker, S. (2021a, June 9). How credit cards activate the reward center of our brains and drive spending. MIT Sloan. https://mitsloan.mit.edu/experts/how-credit-cards-activate-reward-center-our-brains-and-drive-spending

Rodgrigues, R., Lopes, P. and Varela, M. (2021). Factors affecting impulse buying behavior of consumers.  Frontiers in Psychology.   Access https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8206473/

2020

Charm, T., Coggins, B., Robinson, K., & Wilkie, J. (2020, August 4). The great consumer shift: Ten charts that show how US shopping behavior is changing. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/growth-marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-great-consumer-shift-ten-charts-that-show-how-us-shopping-behavior-is-changing

Collier, G. (2020). 35 years after Air Jordans, we’re still killing each other over sneakers.  Accessed   https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2020/04/19/Kanye-West-Yeezys-Jordan-Dr-J-shoes-violence-gene-collier/stories/202004190048

Leadership Connect. (2020, 21 July). A History of Marketing: How it All Began. https://www.leadershipconnect.io/business/2020/07/21/a-history-of-marketing-how-it-all-began/

Lu, E. (2020). The Transformation of Consumer Behaviors in The Digital Era. Access https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/03/13/the-transformation-of-consumer-behaviors-in-the-digital-era

Portin, F. (2020). Consumerism as a moral attitude: Defining consumerism through the works of Pope Francis, Cornel West, and William T. Cavanaugh. Studia Theologica – Nordic Journal of Theology74(1), 4–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/0039338X.2020.1751278

2019

Baadsgaard. K/ (2019). Pop-up ads: Why everyone hates them and why they will never die.  Accessed https://martech.org/pop-up-ads-why-everyone-hates-them-and-why-theyll-never-die/

Butler, S. (2019) The Impact of Advanced Capitalism on Well-being: an Evidence-Informed Model. Hu Arenas 2, 200–227 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-018-0034-6    Access https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42087-018-0034-6

Fowler, B. (2019) Is your smartphone secretly listening to you.  Access https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/is-your-smartphone-secretly-listening-to-you/

2018

Jennings, R. (2018). Why targeted ads are the most brutal owns. Accessed https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/25/17887796/facebook-ad-targeted-algorithm

2017

Wahba, P. (2017).  Why 2017 Will See Desperate Department Stores and Anxious Apparel Stores. Accessed https://fortune.com/2017/01/03/why-2017-will-see-desperate-department-stores-and-anxious-apparel-chains/

2016

Blakemore, E. (2016). Consumerism and the Wizard of Oz. Accessed https://daily.jstor.org/consumerism-and-the-wizard-of-oz/

Mitchell, S. (2016). Key Studies: Why Independent Matters. Accessed https://ilsr.org/key-studies-why-local-matters/

Press, M. (2016). How Adidas Tells the Story their Customers Want to Hear.  Accessed https://businesschief.eu/digital-strategy/how-adidas-tells-story-their-customers-want-hear

Schwartz, N. (2016). Credit Cards Encourage Extra Spending as the Cash Habit Falls Away.  Accessed https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/27/your-money/credit-cards-encourages-extra-spending-as-the-cash-habit-fades-away.html

2015

Bain, M (2015). Fatal muggings for shoes are partially due to sneaker hype; a documentary argues. Accessed https://qz.com/554784/1200-people-are-killed-each-year-over-sneakers   (documentary mentioned in article is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AawIhU3ORK0

Komando, K. (2015). Stop Facebook Targeted Ads and Tracking. Accessed https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2015/10/09/stop-facebook-targeted-ads-and-tracking/73588820/

Wilson, H.,  Macdonald, E., and Baxendale, S. (2015). What really makes customers buy a product. Access https://hbr.org/2015/11/what-really-makes-customers-buy-a-product

2014

Graaf, J. D., Wann, D., & Naylor, T. H. (2014). Affluenza: How overconsumption is killing us–and how to fight back. Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Knorr, C. (2014). Sneaky Ways Advertisers Target Kids. Accessed https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/sneaky-ways-advertisers-target-kids

2011

Khandoker (2011). The new face of patriotism in consumerism. Accessed http://khandoker.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/the-new-face-of-patriotism-in-consumerism/

Trudel, R. (2011).  Primer: Consumerism.  Accessed   https://nbs.net/primer-consumerism/ 

2010

Media Smarts (2010) How Marketers Target Kids.  Accessed https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues/marketing-consumerism/how-marketers-target-kids

2008

Kjellberg, H. (2008). Market practices and over‐consumption. Consumption Markets & Culture11(2), 151–167. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253860802033688

2007

Leonrd, A., Fox, L. and Sachs, J. (2007).  The Story of Stuff Film. Accessed https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/ 

2005

O’Barr, W. (2005). A Brief History of Advertising in America. John Hopkins University. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/193868

2004

Dittmann, M (2004) Protecting Children from Advertising. Accessed https://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/protecting

2003

Reibstein, D. and Williams, P. (2003).   Darn those Pop-up ads!  They are maddening but do they work?  Accessed https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/darn-those-pop-up-ads-theyre-maddening-but-do-they-work-2/