Global Consumption and Exploitation

A series of vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts related to global consumption and exploitation.

Consumption

The act of using goods and services to satisfy needs or desires.

Exploitation

The act of using someone's labor without offering them fair compensation.

Consumerism

A social economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services.

Reputation Effect

The influence that consumers' perceptions of a brand or product's image can have on their purchasing decisions.

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom and compelled to work.

Sharecropping

A form of coerced labor that emerged post-slavery in which land is rented by farmers who pay in the form of a share of the crop.

Free Market Economy

An economic system where the prices for goods and services are determined by open market and consumers.

Fair Trade

A movement aimed at ensuring that producers in developing countries receive fair compensation and ethical treatment.

Blood Sugar

A term coined by abolitionists to describe sugar produced through the exploitation and killing of enslaved individuals.

Zong Massacre

An event in 1781 where enslaved Africans were thrown overboard from a ship, leading to legal trials that highlighted the inhumanity of the slave trade.

Eluda Equiano

An African enslaved person who became a prominent abolitionist in Britain, advocating against the slave trade through his writings and activism.

Abolitionist Movement

A social movement aimed at ending the practice of slavery and the slave trade.

Consumer Agency

The power and ability of consumers to influence market conditions and advocate for ethical practices through their purchasing decisions.

Naming and Shaming

A strategy used to invoke public disapproval of certain actions or behaviors, often to change consumer behavior.