Orientacja prokonsumpcyjna versus orientacja ograniczania konsumpcji we współczesnym społeczeństwie
Proconsumption Orientation versus Orientation on Consumption Reduction in the Contemporary Society

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the elaboration is to describe the selected changes in consumption trends in the consumer market. The author focuses on an answer to the question: Which of the most important orientations in consumption will dominate in the years to come? Achievement of the assumed goal was possible owing to application of the method of critical analysis of national and foreign literature sources concerning consumption. In result of surveys, the author indicated the development of the most important trends in future consumption, i.e. excessive consumption, sustainable consumption, and simplicity in consumption. A practical implication of the carried out surveys is indication of the two opposite directions of consumption development: the increased consumption of goods meeting higher-rank needs and the growing importance of attitudes and behaviours connected with consumption reduction. And a social implication of the study is an emphasis put on the importance of new trends in consumption and their social consequences. The article is of the conceptual nature.

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