Work Consumption And Culture
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Author |
: Paul Ransome |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 2005-01-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847871572 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847871577 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Work, Consumption and Culture by : Paul Ransome
The central question in Work, Consumption and Culture is whether consumption has now displaced production as the defining factor in the lives of those in the industrialized West. This book offers a comprehensive review of the key issues in the production/consumption debate, and where it might lead in the future. Key to Paul Ransome′s argument is the hypothesis that affluence is the crucial factor in the shift away from work and towards consumption. Uniquely emphasizing the links between work, consumption and culture, rather than keeping each element separate, the author looks at: - the changing significance of work in society - the meaning, growth and significance of affluence - the growing importance of consumption as a source of identity and its implications the impact of the shift to consumption on work/life balance Work, Consumption and Culture engages the reader with its lively debating style. It is an essential introduction for sociology and cultural studies students on courses relating to consumption and the role of work in contemporary society. `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
Author |
: Paul Ransome |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2005-01-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781446235126 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1446235122 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Work, Consumption and Culture by : Paul Ransome
The central question in Work, Consumption and Culture is whether consumption has now displaced production as the defining factor in the lives of those in the industrialized West. This book offers a comprehensive review of the key issues in the production/consumption debate, and where it might lead in the future. Key to Paul Ransome′s argument is the hypothesis that affluence is the crucial factor in the shift away from work and towards consumption. Uniquely emphasizing the links between work, consumption and culture, rather than keeping each element separate, the author looks at: - the changing significance of work in society - the meaning, growth and significance of affluence - the growing importance of consumption as a source of identity and its implications the impact of the shift to consumption on work/life balance Work, Consumption and Culture engages the reader with its lively debating style. It is an essential introduction for sociology and cultural studies students on courses relating to consumption and the role of work in contemporary society. `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
Author |
: Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2016-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781483358147 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1483358143 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Consumer Culture and Society by : Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy
Consumer Culture and Society offers an introduction to the study of consumerism and consumption from a sociological perspective. Author Wendy Wiedenhoft Murphy examines what we buy, how and where we consume, the meanings attached to the things we purchase, and the social forces that enable and constrain consumer behavior. Opening chapters provide a theoretical overview and history of consumer society and featured case studies look at mass consumption in familiar contexts, such as tourism, food, and higher education. The book explores ethical and political concerns, including consumer activism, indebtedness, alternative forms of consumption, and dilemmas surrounding the globalization of consumer culture.
Author |
: Paul du Gay |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1996-02-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0803979282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780803979284 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Consumption and Identity at Work by : Paul du Gay
The realms of consumption have typically been seen to be distinct from those of work and production. This book examines how contemporary rhetorics and discourses of organizational change are breaking down such distinctions - with significant implications for the construction of subjectivities and identities at work. In particular, Paul du Gay shows how the capacities and predispositions required of consumers and those required of employees are increasingly difficult to distinguish. Both consumers and employees are represented as autonomous, responsible, calculating individuals. They are constituted as such in the language of consumer cultures and the all-pervasive discourses of enterprise whereby persons are required to be
Author |
: Grant David McCracken |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 1990-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253206286 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253206282 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Culture and Consumption by : Grant David McCracken
"This book compiles and integrates highly innovative work aimed at bridging the fields of anthropology and consumer behavior." —Journal of Consumer Affairs " . . . fascinating . . . ambitious and interesting . . . " —Canadian Advertising Foundation Newsletter " . . . an anthropological dig into consumerism brimming with original thought . . . " —The Globe and Mail "Grant McCracken has written a provocative book that puts consumerism in its place in Western society—at the centre." —Report on Business Magazine " . . . a stimulating addition to knowledge and theory about the interrelationship of culture and consumption." —Choice "[McCracken's] synthesis of anthropological and consumer studies material will give historians new ideas and methods to integrate into their thinking." —Maryland Historian "The book offers a fresh and much needed cultural interpretation of consumption." —Journal of Consumer Policy "The volume will help balance the prevailing cognitive and social psychological cast of consumer research and should stimulate more comprehensive investigation into consumer behavior." —Journal of Marketing Research " . . . broad scope, enthusiasm and imagination . . . a significant contribution to the literature on consumption history, consumer behavior, and American material culture." —Winterhur Portfolio "For this is a superb book, a definitive exploration of its subject that makes use of the full range of available literature." —American Journal of Sociology "McCracken's book is a fine synthesis of a new current of thought that strives to create an interdisciplinary social science of consumption behaviors, a current to which folklorists have much to contribute." —Journal of American Folklore This provocative book takes a refreshing new view of the culture of consumption. McCracken examines the interplay of culture and consumer behavior from the anthropologist's point of view and provides new insights into the way we view ourselves and our society.
Author |
: Dale Southerton |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 1665 |
Release |
: 2011-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780872896017 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0872896013 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture by : Dale Southerton
The Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture is the first reference work to outline the parameters of consumer culture and provide a critical, scholarly resource on consumption and consumerism.
Author |
: Paul Ransome |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2005-02-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761959858 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761959854 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Work, Consumption and Culture by : Paul Ransome
The central question in this book is whether consumption has now displaced production as the defining factor in the lives of those in the industrialized West. Ransome offers a comprehensive review of the key issues in the debate, and where it might lead in the future.
Author |
: Ann Bermingham |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 668 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415159970 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415159975 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Consumption of Culture, 1600-1800 by : Ann Bermingham
Author |
: Lynne Pettinger |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2017-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781137342782 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1137342781 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Work, Consumption and Capitalism by : Lynne Pettinger
Sonic branding, guerrilla marketing, celebrity endorsements, customer service excellence and multi-channel advertising are just some of the popular sales techniques that currently promote consumerism in contemporary capitalism. Considerable energy is devoted to encouraging consumers to desire new fashions, to celebrate 'good design', to have feelings for brands and to immerse themselves in sensory experiences, without worrying about the ethics of their practices. Work, Consumption and Capitalism looks at how consumption is produced by focusing on the multiple kinds of work that make consumption possible, from advertising creatives to fashion designers, from self-service checkouts to the hippest barista in the coolest coffee shop. The text encourages students to consider the place of consumerism in global capitalism to develop their own answers to the question: How is consumption made possible? This wide-ranging study of the relations between work, consumption and capitalism draws on interdisciplinary research in cultural and economic sociology, history, marketing studies and cultural studies. With research tasks and discussion questions at the end of each chapter and case studies throughout, it stands as an accessible introduction for students of sociology, business and management, media and communication, cultural policy and cultural studies. Listen to a podcast about the book.
Author |
: John Storey |
Publisher |
: Hodder Education |
Total Pages |
: 191 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0340720379 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780340720370 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cultural Consumption and Everyday Life by : John Storey
Cultural consumption is one of the key activities of everyday life: it can say who we are or who we would like to be. This book explores cultural consumption from the postdisciplinary perspective of cultural studies. It provides a critical map of the field and brings together work on consumerculture in anthropology and sociology and work on media audiences within media studies and sociology.