Title: "Free" and "not Free" in the Time of Consumerism from Political Science
Abstract: The consumer society bring us great autonomy in consumption,promoted mass consumption and democratization in consuming and encouraged individualism.So it coincides with classical liberalism.However,there are no consequential relations between consumerism and freedom,and consumerism had never guaranteed either liberty or freedom.On the contrary,consumerism hampers human's autonomy and right to self-determination in an invisible way.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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