Distribution and Consumer Research Vol. 20‚ No. 1‚ February 2010‚ 165–173 Fast fashion: response to changes in the fashion industry Vertica Bhardwaj* and Ann Fairhurst Retail and Consumer Sciences‚ The University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville‚ USA (Received June 2009; final version received October 2009) The fashion apparel industry has significantly evolved‚ particularly over the last 20 years. The changing dynamics of the fashion industry have forced retailers to desire low cost and flexibility in design
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Increased youth crime rate is caused largely by absent fathers as a result of divorce made too easy. Consider this chilling forecast. When we pass the year 2000‚ we will see two groups of working age adults emerging. One group will have received psychological‚ social‚ economic‚ educational and moral benefits and the other group will have been denied them all. The first group will have grown up with a father present in the house and the second group will have not had a father present. The groups will
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another to reach a desired goal‚ such as insect resistant produce. Though‚ on it’s own genetically modified organisms may not solve the problem of world hunger it is an essential tool. Some speculate dangerous effects of these altered organisms on humans‚ but little to no result has yet to show of those released to the population. A stronger argument is that of how the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are affecting the environment through natural transgenic methods such as cross-pollination. With
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In today’s society many teens are concerned about having the perfect body. Of course‚ this means being thin like the young Britney Spears or elegant Julia Roberts. The problem‚ however‚ is that teens are increasingly risking their physical and mental health in order to be thin. Why? The answer lies in front of us every time we turn on the television‚ flip through a Cosmopolitan magazine‚ or listen to the radio. People are striving to be thin because the media expects them to be thin. According to
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World War II is the most important and influential event in the 20th century it has affected our daily lives. It changed our technology and society our lives would have been totally different without the world war. World War II revolutionized technology we wouldn’t have many things that we take advantage of today. Inventions like cell phones‚ microwaves‚ computers and more we wouldn’t have today. WW2 changed air flight‚ medicine‚ and military technology. Aviation played a major role in World War
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Clearly‚ the majority of parents say they spank their kids. Various factors increase the likelihood‚ including geographic location (children in the South are spanked the most)‚ family income (less money means more spanking)‚ race (African-American mothers spank their children more than other ethnic groups) and religion (parents more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs spank more than those who are less so). But all in all‚ it’s a pretty clear picture. According to Kitty O’Callaghan (2016) “about
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impact of the devices becomes more and more evident. There is a lot of controversy in terms of the impacts and whether the effects are positive or negative and to what extent technology actually reaches. The bottom line is that without a doubt technology is a continuously evolving system that impacts the world in many ways‚ however‚ some may disregard the effects to its negative effects on human growth and development‚ sleeping patterns‚ or emotional health. Technology is a word used to describe the advancements
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Has Technology Ruined Music? Science and technology is continuously changing our life‚ since the Industrial Revolution which started from the middle of 19th century. And music‚ as an indispensable part of all the human beings’ life‚ is no exception. Digital technology has changed music in irreversible ways‚ while some people declare that technological advance is a devastating blow towards music. From my personal perspective‚ technology is not ruining music; indeed‚ it is boosting the developments
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The Negative Effects of Technology and Social Media Technology and social networking sites may seem to be the best invention yet‚ however not only do they cause people to become anti-social‚ they also cause psychological disorders to occur. Technology is great to use for various things including communication. However‚ people have chosen to take full advantage of it‚ and now it just might be backfiring on some of them. In older days when there was only television‚ movies‚ radio‚ and magazines‚
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Clothing and its importance in Society There is a very common saying‚ “The way you dress‚ you will be judged.” Some people do not believe this is true‚ they say is more important your character than your status quo‚ your thoughts than the car you drive etc. But today‚ we are living in a very corrupted and materialist world‚ where those second things like material possessions and appearance are taking first place on people’s priorities. This is because fashion builds the person´s identity. That’s
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