BACKGROUND There is concern about the negative impact of modern consumer culture on young people's mental health, but very few studies have investigated associations with substance use. In those which have, positive associations have been attributed to attempts to satisfy the unmet needs of more materialistic individuals. OBJECTIVES This study examines associations between different dimension...

This article, written by Gregory Claeys, anticipates some questions that will appear in his book Utopianism for a Dying Planet (2022). The text proposes an analysis of the need to think about utopian responses environmental collapse. crisis resulting from consumerism, as unprecedented social disease, requires radical and immediate response, at risk aggravating problem making it irremediable.Key...

This article is based on the research results which were intended to identify consumerism trends among the Orang Asli, particularly with regards to purchase of luxury goods and management of their finances. The concept of consumerism refers to the motivation of an individual to identify himself or herself by means of a product or service, especially one which is commercially branded and denotes...

The authors consider market stakeholder consolidation, market-driven efficiency demands, consumerism, and legal enforcement of patient rights related to access to appropriate drugs and posit how future P&T committees may approach these issues.