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culture-ideology of consumerism  

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  • The culture-ideology of consumerism is a central concept in the theory of capitalist globalization proposed by Leslie Sklair. It refers to the transformation of above-subsistence consumption from a sectional preference of the rich to a globalizing phenomenon. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Culture-Ideology of Consumerism]

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