Capitalisms Eye: Cultural Spaces of the Commodity - Assignment Example

The inherent values of laptops may be different in underdeveloped countries in Africa including Sudan where laptop usage has not dominated especially in remote areas.

Q 3

            As a child, I envied playing with toy cars. White cars gave me great inspiration and influenced my adulthood affection towards excellent vehicles with unique features.

            Q 4

            Yes, I would duly describe my favorite childhood white car toy as a product of commodity fetishism.

Q 5

            The car qualifies as a commodity fetishism mainly due to its economic relationship with money as exchanged in the market (Hetherington, 2011). In addition, the toy car could transform subjective aspects of economic value into objective, which clearly defines intrinsic value.

Image of my white BMW toy

Q 6

            United States' views on desire and glamour may differ when compared with other countries mainly due to its superiority and higher economic development. the United States must greatly grow politically, economically, and in a social setting compared to other countries earning inherent desire and glamour that directly influences its citizens’ perception.

Q 7

            Consumer societies form an integral part of modernity due to their ability in ensuring economic and social sustainability. Modernized society remains indicative of improved social and economic interactions as the most imperative activity, a factor that consumer society promotes.