Consumerism: As a Way of LifeSAGE, 28.07.1998 - 192 Seiten This book provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of consumerism. It then moves on to examine the experience of consumption in the areas of space and place, technology, fashion, `popular′ music and sport. Throughout, the author brings a critical perspective to bear upon the subject, thus providing a reliable and stimulating guide to a complex and many-sided field. |
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... actually attempt to come to terms with the complexities that lie behind the act of consumption. In effect, while consumption is an act, consumerism is a way of life. From this point of view, consumerism is the cultural expression and ...
... actually attempt to come to terms with the complexities that lie behind the act of consumption. In effect, while consumption is an act, consumerism is a way of life. From this point of view, consumerism is the cultural expression and ...
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... actually have on our everyday experience? Though consumerism arguably amounts to what is a fundamental influence upon the ways in which we conduct our personal and social lives, there appears to be little consensus about precisely what ...
... actually have on our everyday experience? Though consumerism arguably amounts to what is a fundamental influence upon the ways in which we conduct our personal and social lives, there appears to be little consensus about precisely what ...
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... actually natural in any sense at all and is, indeed, potentially dangerous in so far as it actively accentuates social divisions. Consumerism as social, economic and cultural change At a common-sense level, what and how people consume ...
... actually natural in any sense at all and is, indeed, potentially dangerous in so far as it actively accentuates social divisions. Consumerism as social, economic and cultural change At a common-sense level, what and how people consume ...
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... actually in the interests of the consumer? Chapter 8 addresses an area of life that has arguably become infiltrated more by values associated with consumerism in recent years than any other, namely sport. Is the sporting spectacle ...
... actually in the interests of the consumer? Chapter 8 addresses an area of life that has arguably become infiltrated more by values associated with consumerism in recent years than any other, namely sport. Is the sporting spectacle ...
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... actually want. Recommended reading John Benson (1994) The Rise of Consumer Society in Britain, 1880-1980. London: Longman. A thorough introduction to the historical emergence of the consumer society in Britain. Robert Bocock (1993) ...
... actually want. Recommended reading John Benson (1994) The Rise of Consumer Society in Britain, 1880-1980. London: Longman. A thorough introduction to the historical emergence of the consumer society in Britain. Robert Bocock (1993) ...
Inhalt
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Chapter 3 Design for Life or Consumption Designed?
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Chapter 4 Consuming Space Consuming Place | 52 |
Chapter 5 Consuming Technology | 70 |
Chapter 6 Consuming Fashion | 90 |
Chapter 7 Consuming Popular Music | 107 |
Chapter 8 Consuming Sport | 126 |
Chapter 9 The Consuming Paradox | 147 |
References | 161 |
Index | 171 |
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