Although institutional racism as a social issue is not new to social work, its significance and centrality to the profession needs to be clarified and underscored. The need to address racism through social work education and social work practice was identified at the 2005 Social Work Congress convened by the National Association of Social Workers, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Association of Deans and Directors, and other cosponsoring organizations.
The availability of consumer goods and the means to buy them most lead to the consumer culture. The consumer culture is broadly defined as a culture where social status, values and activities are centered on the consumption of good and services. In the 1950's when consumer goods and the means to buy them became available the consumer culture was born.
