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This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline.

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"Written with unusual clarity and confidence, this small book packs a big intellectual punch. No one interested in new work in the sociology of consumption should be without it." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.

1. Consumption as a Key Concept.

2. Production and Consumption.

3. Consumer Society: Utopia or Dystopia?.

4. Living in Consumer Society.

5. McDonaldization and Disneyization.

6. Consumer Activism.

References.

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Consumption

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/06/2003
      ISBN13: 9780745625300, 978-0745625300
      ISBN10: 0745625304

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline.

      Trade Review
      "Written with unusual clarity and confidence, this small book packs a big intellectual punch. No one interested in new work in the sociology of consumption should be without it." Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements.

      1. Consumption as a Key Concept.

      2. Production and Consumption.

      3. Consumer Society: Utopia or Dystopia?.

      4. Living in Consumer Society.

      5. McDonaldization and Disneyization.

      6. Consumer Activism.

      References.

      Inndex.

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