What
is
a
Consumer
Society
?
A
consumer
is
a
person
who
buys
things
,
and
a
consumer
society
is
a
society
that
encourages
people
to
buy
and
use
goods
.
1
Some
people
think
that
a
consumer
society
provides
people
with
____________________
lives
.
People
in
consumer
societies
tend
to
live
more
____________________
.
They
eat
a
wider
variety
of
food
.
They
go
to
restaurants
more
often
.
They also
buy
a
lot
of
products
,
maybe
more
than
they
need
.
Products
such
as
TVs
,
cell
phones
,
and
computers
used
to
be
luxuries
.
2
Today
people
can
buy
these
things
more
____________________
than
ever
before
.
The
market
for
these
goods
is
growing
____________________
all
the
time
.
Consumer
societies
encourage
people
to
buy
____________________
and
better
products
.
For
example
,
?
smarter
?
phones
come
out
every
year
.
In
a
consumer
society
,
people
are
often
buying
____________________
and
more
____________________
products
.
This
creates
a
lot
of
waste
.
Nowadays
,
many
people
are
thinking
more
____________________
about
the
effects
of
consumer
societies
on
the
environment
,
and
they
are
trying
to
become
more
____________________
consumers
.
1
goods
:
items
that
can
be
bought
or
sold
2
luxury
:
something
that
is
expensive
but
not
necessar
y
