Mini Pod
CONSUMER CULTURE:
CAPITALISM OR NECESSITY?
Consumer - a person who buys goods or services for their own use
This week, we’ll discuss what it means to be a consumer, how humans’ relationship to consumption has evolved, and how influencer culture has stimulated a new wave of consumerism. Lastly, we’ll discuss the environmental impacts of overconsumption and explore ways you can examine your relationship with consumption.
EPISODE MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED READINGS
FOR THE GIRLS WHO GET IT...
DISCUSSION Q's
FOR THE GIRLS WHO WANNA GET INTO IT...
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Do you need it or did you just see it?
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Think about your last 5 purchases, what were the main motivating factors for why you decided to buy it?
VOCABULARY LIST:
BECAUSE READING IS WHAT ? FUNDAMENTAL .
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Discernment (n) - the ability to make good judgement
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Gaffe (n) - an unintentional act causing embarrassment
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Incorrigible (adj) - not able to be corrected, improved or reformed
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Continence (n) - self-control over desires and actions
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Probity (n) - virtue, integrity
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Felicitous (adj) - well chosen or suited to the circumstances, delightful, pleasing
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Posit (v) - to suggest or put forward an idea clearly
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Elegiac (adj) - mournful or melancholic
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Spurious (adj) - false but designed to seem plausible
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Prolix (adj) - using too many words; long-winded