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In answering the second question, we should bear in mind that in
recent years economic, technological and medical advancements have elevated Western standards of living to an unprecedented level. People in
the Western world lead longer and healthier lives in conditions of relative
affluence that have allowed for increased consumption and leisure time. At
the same time, however, the strong emphasis on personal happiness and
individual wants and needs, as fostered by modern consumerism, has contributed to the disintegration of traditional community values, the gradual
erosion of the nuclear family and to increased mobility and uncertainty.
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