MODEL ANSWER | BAND 7.5

Since the end of the Second World War, the shopping concepts have continuously changed. Nowadays, people have become more careless about what they buy, and sometimes they even buy what they don’t need. In my opinion, this is a negative approach mainly due to a sociological reason which is behind this behavior.

The main social reason is that people continuously need to prove that they are successful in their careers and they are affluent. Therefore, they may buy many unnecessary items such as expensive clothes or luxurious cars that may not even be suitable for them. Take, for instance, the case of buying expensive speedy cars in Nigeria where the roads are not suitable for such cars. This clearly shows that people are trying to show off their wealth in a way that is potentially damaging to the society. Such negative attitude of the people can cause other social problems. While affluent people can afford to buy unnecessary products, destitute people are suffering from poverty and illiteracy and such behavior maybe harmful to them. Hence, if this wasted money is oriented toward improving poor people’s conditions, the society will become more stable and crimes will decrease drastically.

Unquestionably, that will foster a sense of fraternity and well-being among citizens and will enhance the overall economy of the country as people’s financial resources are directed to the most important sectors. Therefore, proceeding in this direction will devastate our communities. Thus, it has become mandatory that we change our damaging lifestyles.

To conclude, people create immense social pressure on other members of the society due to their damaging buying habits. They must give up this negative trend to ensure the happiness and welfare of all social sectors.