The Sociology of Consumption: An Introduction
Author:   Peter Corrigan
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   UK ed.
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9780761950103


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 August 1997
Format:   Hardback
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This introduction to the sociology of consumption critically examines the relation between production and consumption in late capitalist societies. After a detailed historical overview of the advents of consumer society, the author examines theoretical accounts of consumption and consumer practice, in particular: Veblen and conspicuous consumption practice; Mary Douglas on the world of goods; Jean Baudrillard on the system of objects; and Pierre Bourdieu on cultural capital. The student is then invited to make use of the tools provided by the theoretical and historical discussion to examine key themes such as the ""shopping experience""; advertising and print media and their relation to gender and identity; food and the ""civilizing process""; the tourist gaze and the heritage industry; and the grammar of fashion.

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Author:   Peter Corrigan
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   UK ed.
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780761950103


ISBN 10:   0761950109
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 August 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Introduction Advents of the Consuming Society Theoretical Approaches to Consumption Objects, Commodities and Non-Commodities Shops and Shopping The Department Store Advertising Women′s Magazines The Home Food and Drink Tourism The Body Clothing and Fashion Conclusion

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Peter Corrigan lectures in the Department of Sociology at the University of New England, Australia

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