mass consumption
Society-wide purchasing frenzy
Mass consumption is the large-scale buying and using of goods by ordinary people, not just the wealthy.
The term emerged with industrialization, when factory production made products affordable to broader populations.
Mass consumption shaped modern economies and culture—standardized products, advertising, shopping as leisure: The postwar boom ushered in an era of mass consumption.
Often carries critical undertones about materialism or environmental impact.
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- productsItems made for sale
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- shopping spreeExtended bout of purchasing
retail · brands · buy now · disposable · plastic · fast fashion · supermarket · packaging · marketing · mainstream · cheap · abundance · overproduction · planned obsolescence · waste · throwaway · single use · commercialism
- consumerismconsumerism, shopping, buying, purchases, purchase
- consumptioneating, drinking, ingestion, ingesting, swallowing
- mass culturepop culture, popular culture, entertainment, television, Hollywood
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
mass consumptionhandcrafted goods
Items made manually
cottage industry · one-of-a-kind · limited edition · niche markets · made-to-order
mass consumptionanti-consumerism
Opposition to excessive acquisition
minimalism · degrowth · asceticism · frugality · simple living
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