Key terms & definitions

Legal protections for people buying goods, services and digital content.

A society in which buying goods plays an important part in daily life, lifestyles and aspirations.

A society in which buying and replacing goods is a major part of everyday life and economic activity.

Money spent by individuals and households on goods and services for personal use.

A group that purchases and uses goods and services. Marxists argue that families act as consumer units that generate profits for capitalist businesses.

Having sexual intercourse to complete a marriage.

The use of resources such as food, energy and water by people and economic activities.

An older name for tuberculosis, the disease from which Helen Burns dies.

An adhesive applied to both surfaces and allowed to become ready for bonding before the surfaces are pressed together, producing an immediate bond.

The part of an object's surface that is touching another surface.

Skin inflammation caused by contact with a substance; textile-related cases can involve irritation or an allergic reaction.

A force between objects that are physically touching.

A force between objects that are physically touching.

An interaction that occurs only while the objects are touching.

Transporting goods in standard-sized containers that can be transferred between ships, lorries and trains. Larger container ships could not use older docks, such as London's, which contributed to their closure.

The movement of goods in standard-sized containers that can transfer between ships, trains and lorries, reducing loading and unloading time and cost.

The policy of preventing communism from spreading into additional countries.

The unwanted presence of microorganisms that were not intended to be in a culture.

Unwanted material introduced into a sample or apparatus, which may produce a misleading result.

Unwanted material mixed with a material being collected or processed.

Christian music using relatively modern musical styles to express faith, including modern hymns and worship songs.

A current matter affecting a community or wider society that connects to citizenship, such as rights, laws, democratic participation or public decision-making.

An image made during the period being studied, although its accuracy still depends on the artist’s knowledge, purpose and choices.

A situation that exists at the present time and can influence current design needs.

A source produced during the period or events being investigated.

A modern religious song using contemporary language and musical styles to express faith and praise God.

The information a source states, describes or shows.

The subjects, actions, symbols or written information represented on an object.

A method of analysing documents or images by coding them into defined categories and counting occurrences of particular themes.

Being satisfied with what one has rather than being dominated by greed or the desire for more.