This study examines the recent emergence of political consumerism in Hong Kong. Given its potential implications, we document origin and maturation this development theoretically explain from three perspectives: as a response to China’s economic intervention, form identity politics, new participation. Drawing on original data collected representative survey local population, supplemented by int...

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Updike’s works reflect the characteristics of contemporary American society. There are many descriptions consumerism in his works. The purpose this paper is to present consumption alienation works, explore survival predicament people under alienation, and point out its damage ecological environment.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare patients' experiences of public and private sector healthcare, using acupuncture as an example. In the UK, acupuncture is popular with patients, is recommended in official guidelines for low back pain, and is available in both the private sector and the public sector (NHS). Consumerism was used as a theoretical framework to explore patients' exper...