Work, Consumption and Culture: Affluence and Social Change in the Twenty-first Century
Author:   Paul Ransome
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
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9780761959847


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 January 2005
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Paul Ransome
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9780761959847


ISBN 10:   076195984
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 January 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Introduction The Affluence Hypothesis Work-Based Society Affluence Consumption-Based Society Acts of Consumption Work, Consumption and Social Identity Identity Crisis Workers versus Consumers The Cultures of Work and Consumption Concluding Comments The Affluence Hypothesis Revisited

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""'This book offers a balanced account of the changing importance of work and consumption in contemporary industrial society. Clearly written, the author identifies the central role that affluence plays in the relationship between work and consumption, and in the development of social life and individual identity' - Professor Paul Blyton, Cardiff Business School""


'This book offers a balanced account of the changing importance of work and consumption in contemporary industrial society. Clearly written, the author identifies the central role that affluence plays in the relationship between work and consumption, and in the development of social life and individual identity' - Professor Paul Blyton, Cardiff Business School


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