Assertion: consumerism | /r/CapableOf | compel society
Facets:
value: to care for material items
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Consumerism compelled society to care only for material items and created the belief that insubstantial objects were vital for living a successful and content life; however, author Steven White describes how people can “feel fulfilled through [consumerism], but this fulfillment is ultimately a social and not an individual one” (91).