Culture and Consumption II
Title | Culture and Consumption II PDF eBook |
Author | Grant David McCracken |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780253345660 |
* New insights into modern consumer culture by a master critic
Culture and Consumption
Title | Culture and Consumption PDF eBook |
Author | Grant David McCracken |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1990-11-22 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780253206282 |
"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.
Culture and Consumption
Title | Culture and Consumption PDF eBook |
Author | Grant David McCracken |
Publisher | |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Consumption (Economics) |
ISBN | 9780253217615 |
Culture and Consumption
Title | Culture and Consumption PDF eBook |
Author | Grant David McCracken |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1990-11-22 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780253206282 |
"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.
Culture and Consumption II : a Theoretical Account of the Movement of the Cultural Meaning of Consumer Goods
Title | Culture and Consumption II : a Theoretical Account of the Movement of the Cultural Meaning of Consumer Goods PDF eBook |
Author | Grant D. McCracken |
Publisher | Guelph, Ont. : Department of Consumer Studies, University of Guelph |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Time, Consumption and Everyday Life
Title | Time, Consumption and Everyday Life PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Shove |
Publisher | Berg |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1847885934 |
Has material civilization spun out of control, becoming too fast for our own well-being and that of the planet? This book confronts these anxieties and examines the changing rhythms and temporal organization of everyday life. How do people handle hurriedness, burn-out and stress? Are slower forms of consumption viable? This volume brings together international experts from geography, sociology, history, anthropology and philosophy. In case studies covering the United States, Asia and Europe, contributors follow routines and rhythms, their emotional and political dynamics and show how they are anchored in material culture and everyday practice. Running themes of the book are questions of coordination and disruption; cycles and seasons; and the interplay between power and freedom, and between material and natural forces. The result is a volume that brings studies of practice, temporality and material culture together to open up a new intellectual agenda.
Consumption and Everyday Life
Title | Consumption and Everyday Life PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Paterson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2017-10-25 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317337840 |
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. Engaging case studies describe forms of consumption familiar to the student, provide some historical context, and illustrate how a range of theoretical perspectives – from theories of practice, to semiotics, to psychoanalysis – apply. Written by an experienced teacher, the book offers a comprehensive grounding drawing on the literature in sociology, geography, cultural studies, and anthropology. This new revised and expanded edition includes more extended discussion of gender, the senses, sustainability, globalization, and the environment, as well as a brand new chapter on the ethics of consumption.