| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 168 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in consumption and markets
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Studies in consumption and markets.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the meaning of consumption ; the meaning of change? / Steven Miles, Kevin Meethan and Alison Anderson -- Setting the scene : changing conceptions of consumption / Alan Warde -- Consuming women : winning women? / Janice Winship -- Consuming men : producing loaded / Ben Crewe -- Producing TV : consuming TV / Steve Spittle -- Consuming advertising : consuming cultural history / Liz McFall and Paul Du Gay -- Consuming design : consuming retro / Adrian Franklin -- Consuming alcohol : consuming symbolic meaning / Simone Pettigrew -- Consuming home technology : consuming home computers / Elaine Lally -- Consuming youth : consuming lifestyles / Steven Miles -- Changing consumer : changing disciplinarity / Russell W. Belk. |
| Summary |
In a world undergoing rapid change, this essential collection discusses why consumption has become so important, and what role, if any, it plays in underpinning social, economic and political transformation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Consumption (Economics)
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Consumption (Economics) |
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Consumers.
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Consumers. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Miles, Steven.
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Anderson, Alison.
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Meethan, Kevin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Changing consumer. London : Routledge, 2002 (DLC) 2001048178 |
| ISBN |
0203994485 (electronic book) |
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9780203994481 (electronic book) |
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041527043X (Paper) |
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0415270421 |
| Standard No. |
XA942824 |
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