View of Consumerism of High School Students and Factors That Shaped Their Concept

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211209.141How to use a DOI?

Keywords

High School Students; View of Consumerism; Overconsumption; Money Management; Education

Abstract

Money management has always been an issue for teenagers these days. With the advancement of internet technology and pop culture, new ideas and activities such as popular brands, video games, and idol groups gained attraction from teenagers. While these events are entertaining and sociable, they are also costly. Famous brands could cost much more expensive compared to common brands but students view them as a way to become popular in school. Video games could cause addiction for kids and trick them into spending a huge amount of money on in-game purchases. Crazy fans are willing to buy multiple albums for their idols just to get a fan meeting ticket. Thus, for teenagers in the 21st Century, money management is a vital concept that should be taught in school and by parents to help them when they become economically independent in society. This paper is conducted based on current news, reports and the author’s personal experience as a teenager. Most of the data and real events are from internet articles. The technology and internet basis of the main topics are new inventions in the 21st century. Therefore, the corresponding solutions to these problems have not yet been applied to the public. Optimizing current education programs focusing on money management should be prioritized. Guidance of moral views of consumerism throughout childhood is very crucial for their mental development.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tao Rongde (Raymond)
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/15
TI  - View of Consumerism of High School Students and Factors That Shaped Their Concept
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 870
EP  - 873
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211209.141
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211209.141
ID  - Rongde(Raymond)2021
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