A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption [electronic resource] /
Kivinen, David.author.
Rahkonen, Keijo.author.
Gronow, Jukka.author.
Noro, Arto.author.
Ilmonen, K.editor.
Sulkunen, P.editor.
Warde, A.editor.
Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; 1 The Sociology of Consumption: a Brief History; 2 Markets and the Neo-liberal Utopia of Omnipotent Markets; 3 Commodities and Consumption: General and Specific Features; 4 Want, Need and Commodity; 5 Consumption and the Necessary Economic Conditions for Consumption; 6 The Use and Meanings of Money; 7 Mechanisms of Consumption Choice and Their General Cultural Framework; 8 Consumption As Ideological Discourse; 9 Consumption As Use: Our Relationship to Commodities; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and index.
Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Culture.
Economic theory.
International relations.
Political sociology.
Cultural studies.
Social Theory.
Sociology of Culture.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
International Relations.
Political Sociology.
Cultural Studies.