A social and economic theory of consumption
By: Kaj Ilmonen ; edited by Pekka Sulkunen ... [et al.] ; translated by David Kivinen
Contributors: Sulkunen, Pekka
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmill, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780230244108
Subjects: Social aspects; Consumption (Economics)
Description: From the publisher. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-228) and index.

Translated from the Finnish.