Consumer Culture

Consumer Culture
Author :
Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 254
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1412911818
ISBN-13 : 9781412911818
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Consumer Culture by : Roberta Sassatelli

Download or read book Consumer Culture written by Roberta Sassatelli and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Roberta Sassatelli has written a thorough and wide-ranging synthetic account of social scientific research on consumption which will set the standard for the second generation of textbooks on cultures of consumption. Consumer Culture is an appealing and lucid introduction to the major themes - historical and contemporary, theoretical and empirical - surrounding the growth, nature and consequences of consumer culture. It will be of professional interest as well as serving a student audience' - Alan Warde, University of Manchester Showing the cultural and institutional processes that have brought the notion of the 'consumer' to life, this book guides the reader on a comprehensive journey through the history of how we have come to understand ourselves as consumers in a consumer society and reveals the profound ambiguities and ambivalences inherent within. While rooted in sociology, Sassatelli draws on the traditions of history, anthropology, geography and economics to give: - A history of the rise of consumer culture around the world; - A richly illustrated analysis of theory from neo-classical economics, to critical theory, to theories of practice and ritual de-commoditization; and - A compelling discussion of the politics underlying our consumption practices. An exemplary introduction to the history and theory of consumer culture, this book provides nuanced answers to some of the most central questions of our time.


Consumer Culture Related Books

Consumer Culture
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Roberta Sassatelli
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-05-17 - Publisher: SAGE

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'Roberta Sassatelli has written a thorough and wide-ranging synthetic account of social scientific research on consumption which will set the standard for the s
Consumerism
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Steven Miles
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-08-31 - Publisher: SAGE

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of consumerism. It then moves on to examine the experience of consumption in th
Consumer Society and the Post-modern City
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: David B Clarke
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-03-01 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The fact that we inhabit a consumer society has incredibly far-reaching implications. Working through the often controversial ideas of the consumer society's mo
Excess
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Kim Humphery
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Polity

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Analyses what has come to be called the 'new politics of consumption'. Offers an examination of anti-consumerism at a time when the idea of 'consumer excess' is
Contradictions of Consumption
Language: en
Pages: 218
Authors: Tim Edwards
Categories: Consumer behavior
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

He provides a thorough analysis and critique of the theories, practices and politics of consumer society. In particular, this book addresses the social division