Binding: Paperback
Description: With an emphasis on everyday life this respected text offers a lively and perceptive account of the key theories and ideas which dominate the field of consumption and consumer culture. This third revised and expanded edition is a major update of the text of the second edition adding new chapters on youth culture and consumption retail psychology gender and consumption the globalization of food and digital consumption and platform capitalism. Theoretical perspectives are introduced such as theories of practice critical theory semiotics and psychoanalysis. Examples from film literature and television are used to illustrate concepts and trends in consumption and a wide range of engaging and up - to - date case studies of consumption are employed throughout. Historical context is provided to help the reader understand how we became consumers in the first place. Written by an experienced teacher the book offers an accessible and thought - provoking introduction to the concept of consumption for students in sociology cultural studies human geography history anthropology and social psychology.
Title: Consumption And Everyday Life
Author(s): Paterson Mark (University Of Pittsburgh Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032195995
Pages: 364 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 23 Halftones, Black And Whit
Publication Date: 6/27/2023
Category: Human Geography