Marketing: The Greatest Invention of the Human Mind? A Look at Marketing, Materialism, and Status as Consumer Constructs
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference Track
Service Marketing/ Non-Profit Marketing/ Ethics
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
In this paper, we look at materialism and marketing from two perspectives. First, we look at materialism as a world view, contrasting G. K. Chesterton's views with those of evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller. For Chesterton's views, we rely on his work, Orthodoxy; for Miller, his recent book, Spent. Second, we look at materialism as a construct in the mind of the consumer, relying on a variety of literature on materialism and marketing.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
Digital Commons@Georgia Southern License
Recommended Citation
LeMay, Stephen; Coleman, James E.; and Rodgers, Kacey, "Marketing: The Greatest Invention of the Human Mind? A Look at Marketing, Materialism, and Status as Consumer Constructs" (2011). Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2011. 60.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/amtp-proceedings_2011/60
