Late Modernity + Bullimic Society

Young argues that in late modern society we are now ______________ where everyone is included in ______________ through constant exposure to advertising

Media saturated

Consumer culture

The media shows what everyone’s life should be like, for example…

Nice holidays, designer items

This ________ inclusion as part of the target audience is accompanied with _______________ for those that can’t buy consumer goods

Cultural

Economic exclusion

He argues this creates a bulimic society - this is where people gorge themselves on media images of an _________________ but then are forced by their economic circumstance to vomit out their ____________

Expensive consumer lifestyle

Raised expectations

2011 riots are evidence of a bulimic society since they targeted expensive shops…

Looting consumer goods