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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777078803321

Autore

Anderson Alison

Titolo

The Changing Consumer [[electronic resource] ] : Markets and Meanings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2001

ISBN

1-280-10714-6

0-203-99448-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Studies in consumption and markets The changing consumer

Altri autori (Persone)

MeethanKevin

MilesR Steven

MilesSteven

Disciplina

381.3

658.8/3

Soggetti

Consumers

Consumption (Economics)

Business & Economics

Economic History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the scene: changing conceptions of consumption; 3 Consuming women: winning women?; 4 Consuming men: producing loaded; 5 Producing TV: consuming TV; 6 Consuming advertising: consuming cultural history; 7 Consuming design: consuming retro; 8 Consuming alcohol: consuming symbolic meaning; 9 Consuming home technology: consuming home computers; 10 Consuming youth: consuming lifestyles; 11 Changing consumer: changing disciplinarity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a world undergoing rapid change, this essential collection discusses why consumption has become so important, and what role, if any, it plays in underpinning social, economic and political transformation.