global consumer culture | extra notes for consumerism

second industrial revolution (1870-1914 (think start of ww1))

transition from coal/steam → electricity ⚡, gas, oil

greater distribution of wealth

class system appearing (upper, upper middle, lower middle, working)

during ind. rev, commerce went from decentralized to CENTRALIZED.

Decentralized

CUSTOM goods

BARTERING

defined social class

SLOW FASHION cycle

centralized

MASS PRODUCED goods

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIAL MOBILITY

FAST FASHION cycles

Capitalism

socio-economic classes (if you had a high wealth, your status was high as well) (status and amount of money you made are interlinked)

rights of individuals and corps

private production

supply & demand determined by market economy (FREE market)

socialism

Karl Marx

equal wealth distribution

socio-economic equality (your social status was not determined by how much money you made)(social status and money not interlinked)

state control production

central economies (USSR)

consumerism

the idea that people should buy and own more than what they need to survive. industrial revolution led to this.

rationing of textiles, food, metal

What specific side effect of WWII affected consumerism?

industrial revolution

the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and U.S.