Concept information
Preferred term
consumer culture in East Asia
Definition
- The purchase of products for other than utilitarian reasons is a benchmark indicator of a modern consumer society. In this sense, the consumption practices found in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong are distinctly modern. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Consumer Culture in East Asia]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/consumer_culture_in_East_Asia
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