Alawami

Lina alawami
Ella Frances
16-09 -2014
ENGLISH 1102

Proposal

This research examines the concept of a shopaholic. A shopaholic is a slang term

for a person who engages in excessive shopping. This problem interferes with
individuals finances as well as their well-being. The research shall employ secondary
data towards assessing multiple perspectives of viewing at the same issue.
The problem of this research concerns with over-shopping. Over-shopping, in this
sense, is analyzed in the context of consumerism. In the day-to-day culture, there are
instances of individuals participating in over-shopping. This has led to the label of some
individuals as the shopaholics. Contemporary culture manifests a shopaholic as a maniac
whose behavior is irrational. The research seeks to find out whether a shopaholic is
really an irrational character. This is possible through examining the factors that re
responsible for the making of a shopaholic.
Since this is a social issue, the research shall only deal with secondary data. This
is because secondary data is highly likely to employ qualitative analysis in assessing such
a phenomenon. This occurs because such an issue requires multiple perspectives in
drawing a conclusion. Secondary data, in this sense, traverses articles and books
assessing the issue in terms of sociological, economical, business, and psychological

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perspectives. Secondary data will seek to inform the audience whether excessive
shopping is a natural behavior or whether the same is an irrational habit. In turn, the data
analysis shall occur qualitatively.