The culture of consumerism itself rests on concrete economic changes.

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But the intense, nearly overpowering culture of consumerism at Disneyland still amazed me.

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Lammy traces the tangle of economic changes and government policies behind the culture which produced the riots - council house sales, the decline of skilled working class jobs, consumerism and a lack of male role models are all listed as factors behind the rise of gang culture.

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Many though, especially women, loved American culture - the music and consumerism, and had a view of "America as an ideal", says Wynn.

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