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Consumed
How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole
Book • 2007
In this book, Benjamin R. Barber argues that modern capitalist consumer culture has a corrosive effect on society.
He contends that consumerist capitalism creates an 'infantilist ethos' that targets children as consumers and prevents adults from maturing, leading to a culture of impetuous consumption.
Barber criticizes the way consumerism fabricates needs among those who already have their basic needs met, while ignoring those who lack the means to enter the marketplace.
He advocates for a return to citizenship and civic engagement as a way to counter the detrimental effects of consumerism on democracy and civic life.
He contends that consumerist capitalism creates an 'infantilist ethos' that targets children as consumers and prevents adults from maturing, leading to a culture of impetuous consumption.
Barber criticizes the way consumerism fabricates needs among those who already have their basic needs met, while ignoring those who lack the means to enter the marketplace.
He advocates for a return to citizenship and civic engagement as a way to counter the detrimental effects of consumerism on democracy and civic life.
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Mentioned by Skye Jethani while discussing delayed adulthood in young men and the influence of consumer culture.
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647: The Death of Dating & Megachurch Anti-Racism with Hahrie Han
Mentioned by Adra Barber when discussing the sheer amount of clothing produced yearly by the fashion industry.
The high cost of cheap clothes
