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Kultura konsumpcyjna jako kontekst refleksji i praktyki pedagogicznej
Consumer culture as a context for pedagogical reflection and practice

Author(s): Mateusz Mazurek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: consumer culture; upbringing; individualism; culture of hurry; culture of thought

Summary/Abstract: The author claims that consumer culture is nowadays the key factor in the shaping of oursociety and of course also of educational environments. Therefore it is worth serious considerationand analysis. This article is devoted to the issues of most important features ofconsumer culture which, according to the author, are fundamental factors in shaping the contextin which education takes place. The author includes among them: excessive consumerismunderstood as granting consumption the primary importance in the individual and social life,growth in importance of the fashion and displacement of custom, radical individualism, cultureof hurry and displacement of culture of thought, and treatment of pleasure as the highest value.

  • Issue Year: 247/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 105-119
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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