Planned Obsolescence: Is It a Trap Set for the Consumer or Is It a Strategy Contributing to Social Development?

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KARAKUŞ UMAR E., BEYAZ R.

EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.181-191, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.21121/eab.953538
  • Dergi Adı: EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.181-191
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Planned Obsolescence, which is a controversial concept with its positive and negative criticism in the literature, is a concept that refers to the limited life span of products. It attracts the attention of researchers that the concept is both identified with consumption culture and seen as an important development tool. Based on the question of"Is planned obsolescence a socioeconomic opportunity or a trap for consumers?" it is aimed to reveal the approaches of the experts in this study.