Consumerism
What Consumerism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The culture in which domestic technology such as televisions, refrigerators and washing machines became markers of status.
A surge in the mass purchase of televisions and white goods, driven by the post-war boom and unprecedented affluence.
Topics that use Consumerism
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – Transformation and change, 1939–1964 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Affluence and conformity, 1955–63 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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