Summary Of The Visible Lifestyle

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This week's readings were over culture, consumption, media and the role they play in our society. All the readings this week were interesting but my favorite was “The Visible Lifestyle” by Juliet B Schor. The essay by Juliet B. Schor talks about hyperconsumption, which is the purchasing of products we can not afford in order to gain happiness or impress others. I come from a small town in Arkansas and after reading “The Visible Lifestyle” I decided to go sit on a bench in our local Walmart and observe people who were shopping. I noticed plenty of women walking in with Michael Kors purses, Nike shoes, manicures, and Miss Me jeans. Although these women were dressed in brand names from head to toe, most of their carts were filled with generic