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KONSUMERYZM A PROCESY INTEGRACJI I DEZINTEGRACJI
CONSUMERISM VS. INTEGRATION AND DISINTEGRATION PROCESSES

Author(s): Sabina Zaremba-Warnke
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Consumerism; Integration; desintegration; goods; sustainable consumption;

Summary/Abstract: In the article two kinds of term consumerism are characterized: 1) consumerism as the idea that buying as many goods as possible is desirable for a consumer and/or society, 2) consumerism as a social movement for sustainable consumption. It is shown that consumerism, in its first sense, causes environmental and social problems, which can disintegrate contemporary civilisation, and consumerism as a social movement creates and integrates socially responsible consumers, which can lead to the fulfilment of sustainable consumptions on a global scale. The article also presents some examples of the integration of consumers’ activities for sustainable consumption.

  • Issue Year: 8/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-88
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish