Cinderella dreams : the allure of the lavish wedding /

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A lavish wedding marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture - romantic love and excessive consumption. This work offers a look at the historical, social and psychological strains that come together to make it the most important cultural ritual in contemporary consumer culture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Otnes, Cele
Other Authors: Pleck, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Hafkin), 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Series:Life passages.
Subjects:
Weddings.
Weddings in popular culture.
Consumer behavior.
Noces.
Noces dans la culture populaire.
Consommateurs > Comportement.
weddings (ceremonies)
REFERENCE > Weddings.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Consumer behavior
Weddings in popular culture
Weddings
Bruiloft.
Populaire cultuur.
Consumentengedrag.
Humaniora > Etnologi og folkloristik.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Romance, magic, memory, and perfection
  • The rise of the lavish wedding
  • The engagement complex
  • The rituals of wedding shopping
  • The wedding weekend
  • From the cabin to Cancun
  • Hollywood hosts a wedding
  • The lavish wedding goes global
  • Variations on a theme
  • Luxury, lavishness, and love.

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