Outline the Argument That Rubbish Is Not Worthless

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Outline the argument that rubbish is not worthless Essay plan Introduction: Increase in household rubbish Zygmunt Bauman theory and opposition (The Open University, Making Social lives p.46-47) Thorsten Veblen theory (The Open University, Making Social lives p.31-32) Main Body: Consumer Society The importance of recycling Thompson ‘Rubbish theory’ (Chapter Three) Economic Value and Demand Intrinsic Value Conclusion: Summary that rubbish does have a value in a consumer society however the levels at which we produce is unsustainable. References Essay: Statistics have showing the significant increase in household rubbish since 2008 by almost 28% per individual and that was since 1983/84 (the open University 2009, Making Social lives p.107) Related the increase to a number of reasons for instance: the growth of mass consumption meaning the larger chains are able to supply consumers cheaper and larger choice because of bulk buying. Bauman (1988) suggested one of the key factors for people buying into a consumer society was a means of belonging, to be accepted in society. He divided consumers into two groups, the seduced and the repressed. Those people who are able to join the consumer society in a positive way are the seduced. Others belong in the repressed category, those who are unemployed, perhaps old or disabled and have little money to spend on luxury’s and are less likely to be accepted into some parts of society. However lots of Sociologist argues that not everyone can simply be placed in two categories as it requires more detail. Some consumers might not want to shop in the large supermarkets for different reasons, maybe environmental or political reasons. Consumers may like to protect the environment and prefer to shop at farmers markets or use vegetables grown in an allotment. In addition to that the rise of affluence within

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