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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783242003321

Autore

Bryman Alan

Titolo

The Disneyization of society [[electronic resource] /] / Alan Bryman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2004

ISBN

0-7619-6765-6

1-280-37031-9

9786610370313

1-4129-3151-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 199 p.) : ill

Disciplina

306.3

Soggetti

Social structure

Amusement parks - Sociological aspects

Consumption (Economics) - Social aspects

Marketing - Social aspects

Globalization - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Disneyization -- Theming -- Hybrid consumption -- Merchandising -- Performative labour -- Control and surveillance -- Implications of Disneyization.

Sommario/riassunto

Arguing that the contemporary world is increasingly converging towards the characteristics of the Disney theme parks, i.e. social environments that are driven by combinations of forms of consumption, this text demonstrates the importance of control and surveillance in consumer culture.