Work, consumption and culture : affluence and social change in the twenty-first century /
Ransome, Paul.
London : Sage Publications,
2005.
Includes bibliography and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-205) and index.
Introduction : the affluence hypothesis -- Work-based society -- Affluence -- Consumption-based society -- Acts of consumption -- Work, consumption, and social identity -- Identity crisis : workers versus consumers -- The cultures of work and consumption -- Concluding comments : the affluence hypothesis revisited.
Consumption (Economics)
Cost and standard of living.
Wealth.
Social change.
Work ethic.