Describe the Frugal Consumer

question 35

Essay

Describe the frugal consumer. Be sure to highlight specific traits and contributing factors. What trends have emerged as a result?

---

Definitions:

Adult Personality

The characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique and which tend to stabilize in adulthood.

Psychosexual Stages

In Freudian psychology, sequential phases of psychological development through which a child's libido focuses on distinct erogenous zones from birth through maturity.

Society's First Effort

Typically refers to the initial actions or policies a society undertakes to address a new challenge or problem.

Child Impulses

Natural, spontaneous urges to act that are seen in children, often driven by immediate wants or desires.