The Development Of Consumerism Critique

Capitalism have developed for several hundred years,their theory have developed as well.Once want to criticize capitalism,it must toward to the deep reason.The basic need of capitalism developing require more consuming,it makes consumerism good for developing capitalism.However,on the view of human development,consumerism is harmful to the human development.Introspection to the consumerism is the critique of consumerism.Marxist theory as the systematic criticize to the capitalism,also have the critique of consumerism.Consumption can be seen a lot in classical Marxism work,it shows how important that Marx consider it as.Although people at that age are very poor,but it can still find how Marx did the critique of consumerism.Private ownership is the basic of alienated labor,it supports the consumerism.The criticize Marx made to commodity fetishism and alienated labor,is the content of his consumerism critique theory.In the influencing of Marx,Baudrillard use symbol theory,he believe that in mass consumption society,consuming of symbol is the mainstream of consumption.And the essence of consumption is concept.Baudrillard make the critique of consumerism on consumption symbols.And the ecological Marxism make the critique of consumerism from how consumerism make the environment worse.They are all make the critique of consumerism,it is in order to critic the capitalism.This paper analyze and compare the three kind of critique of consumerism.Find the characteristic of each are based on alienated labor,consumption symbols and fake need.Difference between three kind of consumerism criticize is they do it in different ways,however they are all criticize capitalist system with freedom.In the former research of others on critique of consumerism,they focus too much on one of them,ignore their connection,and they are develop on former theory.By neaten three kind of consumerism criticize,the problem of Chinese consumerism is because the lack of develop socialist culture and ethics.And the characteristic of Chinese consumerism is money worship and hedonism.Also the development of consumerism criticize is combine with develop in theory and develop in administrative practice.Absorb different theory can have an effect on Chinese critique of consumerism,developing the theory,make positive social impact.