Hyperconsumerism

Hyperconsumerism, hyper-consumerism, hyperconsumption or hyper-consumption is the consumption of goods beyond ones necessities[1] and the associated significant pressure to consume those goods, exerted by social media and other outlets as those goods are perceived to shape one's identity.[2][3] Frenchy Lunning defines it curtly as "a consumerism for the sake of consuming."[4]

  1. ^ M. Joseph Sirgy (30 November 2001). Handbook of Quality-of-Life Research: An Ethical Marketing Perspective. Springer. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-4020-0172-7. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Städtler2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ John Tierney (1 May 2009). Key Perspectives in Criminology. McGraw-Hill International. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-335-22914-7. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ Frenchy Lunning (9 November 2010). Fanthropologies. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-0-8166-7387-2. Retrieved 6 February 2013.