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9781576079751

Consumer Culture : A Reference Handbook

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    9781576079751

  • ISBN10:

    1576079759

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

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Summary

An engrossing review of the development of global consumerism and its impact on sociological issues.

Author Biography

Douglas J. Goodman is an assistant professor of comparative sociology at the University of Puget Sound.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, xi
Preface, xiii
1 From Consumption to Consumer Culture, 1(26)
Consumption as a Culture,
3(2)
Traditional Consumption,
5(1)
Fashion,
6(5)
Fashioning Demand,
11(2)
Department Stores,
13(5)
Middle-Class Culture Is Consumer Culture,
18(3)
After the Department Store,
21(3)
References,
24(3)
2 The Contradictions of Consumer Culture, 27(22)
Economics of Consumption,
28(3)
Consumer Culture and Its Contradictions,
31(4)
Contradictions between Consumer Culture and Capitalist Production,
32(2)
Contradictions between Consumer Culture and Bourgeois Culture,
34(1)
The Consumer as Sovereign and as Dupe,
35(6)
Consumer Contradictions in Politics,
41(3)
Conclusion,
44(1)
References,
45(4)
3 The Consumption of Anticonsumption, 49(26)
Hip Consumerism,
51(4)
New Age Consumerism,
55(3)
Cheesy Consumerism,
58(1)
Consumption as an International Social Problem,
59(5)
Globalization,
60(2)
McDonaldization as Heterogeneity and Homogeneity,
62(2)
The Contradictions of Global Consumer Culture,
64(5)
The Consumption of Anti-Americanization,
66(1)
McDonaldization in France,
67(2)
Conclusion,
69(1)
References,
70(5)
4 Stigmatizing Inequality in Consumer Culture, 75(34)
Race and Ethnicity,
78(5)
Gender: The Feminine,
83(3)
Sexual Orientation and Camp,
86
Class,
70(23)
Style as an Individual Expression,
93(3)
Inequality Based on Age,
96(3)
The Poor,
99(6)
Conclusion,
105(1)
References,
106(3)
5 Anonymous Inequality in Global Consumer Culture, 109(32)
Starbucks and Anonymous Inequality,
111(5)
Coffee and Capitalism,
116(4)
Economic Cosmopolitanism,
120(2)
The Latte Revolution and Fair Trade,
122(3)
Distance between Producers and Consumers,
125(4)
Boycott Movements,
129(7)
Conclusion,
136(2)
References,
138(3)
6 People, Events, Trends, and Organizations, 141(22)
People,
141(13)
Charlotte Beers (1935- ),
141(1)
William Bernbach (1911-1982),
142(1)
Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877),
143(1)
Florence Kelley (1859-1932),
144(1)
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946),
145(1)
Ray Kroc (1902-1984),
146(1)
Ralph Nader (1934- ),
147(1)
Vance Packard (1914-1996),
148(1)
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603),
149(1)
Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929),
149(1)
Aaron Montgomery Ward (1843-1913),
150(2)
Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795),
152(1)
Helen Rosen Woodward (1882-1960),
153(1)
Events, Trends, and Organizations,
154(9)
Bourgeois Culture,
154(1)
Civil Rights Boycotts (1950's and 1960's),
155(1)
Diners Club Card (1950),
156(1)
Great Depression (1929-1939),
157(1)
The Peacock Revolution (1968),
158(1)
Starbucks,
159(1)
Volkswagen Beetle,
160(1)
World Trade Organization (WTO),
161(2)
7 Organizations, Associations, and Government and International Agencies, 163(24)
Selected Organizations Based in the United States,
163(12)
Selected Organizations Based Abroad,
175(12)
8 Print and Nonprint Resources, 187(50)
Books,
187(25)
Articles, Book Chapters, and Journals,
212(16)
Videos,
228(3)
Selected Websites,
231(6)
Index, 237(14)
About the Authors, 251

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