This study aimed at answering the question about what the consumption culture in the information-based society should be understood. For the purpose of the aim, this study used the methodology which examined many sorts of literature on this problem. T...
This study aimed at answering the question about what the consumption culture in the information-based society should be understood. For the purpose of the aim, this study used the methodology which examined many sorts of literature on this problem. The important results of this study are as follows.
The consumption culture in the information-based society are embodying by internet. 'Informationalization' represented as internet started to have much influence on every nook and corner of our lives. But this change of life style has possibility to result in not only positive effects on life but also negative effects such as distortion of information and inequality.
The consumption culture pursuing only consumption itself has been strengthened by the appearance of information-based society, and it has justified people's continuous desire-making. This tendency has been accelerated by advertisement and vogue. These factors has steadily instigated unsound consumption styles such as overconsumption, conspicuous consumption, and so on.
The direction of consumption culture in the future society is expressed as 'the consumption culture based on pro-environmental standard', 'the consumption culture stressing community spirit'.