Consumerism, obesity, youth and civic development in Malaysia

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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. .

Abstract

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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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Institute for Social Science Studies
Publisher:	Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords:	Consumerism; Civic development; Obesity; Youth
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2019 01:17
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2019 01:17
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65065
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