Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture
Author:   Allison Pugh ,  Alison J. Pugh
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520258440


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   04 March 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Allison Pugh ,  Alison J. Pugh
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520258440


ISBN 10:   0520258444
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   04 March 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Care and Belonging in the Market Chapter 2. Differences in Common: Studying Inequality Chapter 3. Making Do: Children and the Economy of Dignity Chapter 4. Ambivalence and Allowances: Affluent Parents Respond Chapter 5. The Alchemy of Desire into Need: Dilemmas of Low-Income Parenting Chapter 6. Saying No: Resisting Children's Consumer Desires Chapter 7. Consuming Contexts, Buying Hope: Shaping the Pathways of Children Chapter 8. Conclusion: Beyond the Tyranny of Sameness Notes Bibliography Index

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Allison J. Pugh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia.

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