Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia
The price of not addressing effectively the issues related to consumerism and ‘modern’ lifestyles have resulted very costly to society’s sustainable development, health and wellbeing. This might have, indirectly, detrimental impact on nations’ civic development, prosperity and human happiness. Thus,...
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| author | Rodriguez, Adriana Maria Ortega Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah, Haslinda Krauss, Steven Eric |
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| description | The price of not addressing effectively the issues related to consumerism and ‘modern’ lifestyles have resulted very costly to society’s sustainable development, health and wellbeing. This might have, indirectly, detrimental impact on nations’ civic development, prosperity and human happiness. Thus, the importance of considering the effect that consumerism has on community’s health and wellbeing.
For example, the rapid economic growth and marked socio-economic advancement in developing countries has resulted in significant changes in the lifestyles and consumer’s habits. An imminent and worrisome problem related to these changes is the increased prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers. |
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| spelling | upm-650652019-01-17T01:17:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65065/ Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia Rodriguez, Adriana Maria Ortega Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah, Haslinda Krauss, Steven Eric The price of not addressing effectively the issues related to consumerism and ‘modern’ lifestyles have resulted very costly to society’s sustainable development, health and wellbeing. This might have, indirectly, detrimental impact on nations’ civic development, prosperity and human happiness. Thus, the importance of considering the effect that consumerism has on community’s health and wellbeing. For example, the rapid economic growth and marked socio-economic advancement in developing countries has resulted in significant changes in the lifestyles and consumer’s habits. An imminent and worrisome problem related to these changes is the increased prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers. Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65065/1/ICYOUTH2013-17.pdf Rodriguez, Adriana Maria Ortega and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Abdullah, Haslinda and Krauss, Steven Eric (2013) Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Youth 2013 (ICYOUTH 2013), 29-31 Oct. 2013, Mines Wellness Hotel, Sri Kembangan, Selangor. . |
| spellingShingle | Rodriguez, Adriana Maria Ortega Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah, Haslinda Krauss, Steven Eric Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title | Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title_full | Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title_short | Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia |
| title_sort | consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in malaysia |
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