Notes on Week 3 seminar

 Much of what we see today, and take for granted, is actually the result of a relatively new shift in paradigms. Things such as leisure time are fairly ''new'' concepts. This shift in paradigm started with the industrial revolution, whee people started migrating from the country side to the cites. This new allocation of society, paired with the new, rising type of industry, gave birth to consumer culture, as we know it.

 This also started the idea that consuming was a status symbol, and thus, areas were created with sole purpose of consuming and being seen consume. 

 It is also worth noting that in this era of transition, we see for the beginning of childhood as a concept, as well as the alienation of the worker.