The Production of Consumer Society : Cultural-Economic Principles of Distinction /

With a novel quality theory of consumption which treats opulence and self-restraint in consumption styles symmetrically, Ernst Mohr shows how social distance and proximity are communicated by consumption and produced by communication. He positions fringe styles with those of the mainstream in an ove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mohr, Ernst (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript-Verlag, [2021]
Colección:Edition transcript ; 9
Temas:
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects.
Production (Economic theory)
Social sciences.
Production.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
Social sciences
Aesthetics.
Cultural Theory.
Culture.
Distinction.
Economics.
Economy.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology.
Style.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Content
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Culture of Dissimilarity
  • Chapter 1. Material
  • Chapter 2. Style
  • Chapter 3. Distant and Near Vision
  • PART 2: THE PRODUCTIVE CONSUMER
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 4. Inside Culture's Sorting Plant
  • Chapter 5. Social Volition and Cultural Prowess
  • Chapter 6. Cultural Selection
  • Chapter 7. Social Evolution
  • PART 3: THE STYLISH PRESENT DAY
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 8. Cultural Juxtaposition and Stylistic Fertilisation
  • Chapter 9. Identity Industry
  • Chapter 10. The Added Value of Becoming
  • Bibliography
  • List of Figures
  • Index

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