Societal Impact Vocabulary

noun a house of prostitution or a brothel

• The authorities raided the bawdyhouse and arrested several individuals for illegal activities.
• I heard there's a bawdyhouse down the street where people go for a good time.
• Let's check out that bawdyhouse and see what all the fuss is about.
• The abandoned mansion was like a bawdyhouse of secrets, with scandalous stories hidden within its walls.

adjective relating to or characterized by the preoccupation with the buying of consumer goods

• The rise of consumerist culture has led to an increase in materialistic values.
• She's always shopping, such a consumerist!
• Stop being so consumerist, it's not all about buying stuff.
• His consumerist tendencies are like a bottomless pit, never satisfied with what he has.

noun a political and economic system that focuses on the extraction of natural resources for profit, often at the expense of the environment and local communities

• The government's policies on extractivism have sparked debate among environmentalists.
• Some people believe that extractivism is harmful to the planet.
• I heard that extractivism is a big no-no in the eco-friendly community.
• Extractivism is like taking the lifeblood out of the earth without giving anything back.