History A-Level
Consumer culture and mass consumption
What Consumer culture and mass consumption means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Consumer culture and mass consumption
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A new consumer society emerged, fuelled by advertising, credit and television, transforming daily life and widening prosperity.
Topics that use Consumer culture and mass consumption
- The transformation of the USA, 1945–55 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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