{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-consumption-9780745661285","title":"The Sociology of Consumption","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach offers college students, scholars, and interested readers a state-of-the-art overview of consumption the desire for, purchase, use, display, exchange, and disposal of goods and services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With impressive scope and fascinating examples, \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first major overview of the field. Stillerman expertly guides readers through the global world of consumption, pointing to major theories and incorporating the newest investigations. A welcome contribution to economic sociology, the book will also attract a broader audience interested in understanding how consumption works.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eViviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Joel Stillerman presents consumption as a multidimensional field of power and expression, where men and women make difficult choices in a world of things, and the rest of us struggle to discover what these choices mean to our own and – society's – well-being. This very useful book joins a broad global framework to a rich array of empirical studies to show how consumer citizenship is formed.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I'd highly recommend it for a class or a good overview of what is, due to the work of Stillerman and others, becoming a field of its own.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Forces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Clearly and effectively written... As a summary of sociological research and sociological analysis of consumption it is a highly commendable text.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe British Journal of Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stillerman shines in making an overall argument that consumption helps produce power relations, while also being informed by them. In less than 200 pages, Stillerman moves quickly through a broad literature that specifies these politics, summarizing seemingly complex work with clarity and concise writing. [...] This is a significant achievement, insofar as it emphasizes consumption as a highly charged social justice issue with historical roots and continued relevance today.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAAG Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach\u003c\/i\u003e gives a very comprehensive account of the ways that consumption has changed across time, and as a result of societal changes and globalization. [...An] excellent resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultural Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Over the last ten years, only a few textbooks have been published for students of consumer culture [...]. As its title suggests, Joel Stillerman's \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Consumption – A Global Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) commits to exploring the sociology of consumption from a global perspective. […] Additionally, consumption is approached in this work in particular from the perspectives of inequality and consumer-citizenship. [...] This book will no doubt serve well for teaching purposes, and by virtue of its simple language and clear structure it is well-suited as course material, even for undergraduates who are not all that familiar with reading texts in English.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSosiologia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] highly welcomed contribution to anyone interested in an overview of the sociological understanding of modern consumption[....] This volume does not only offer a refreshing compilation of major theories and current investigations in the area but also features three distinctive aspects which have been absent from similar efforts. First, Stillerman engages with consumption in a globalized context [...].Second, the book challenges the common view of consumers as White middle-class citizens of the global north and explores consumers across broader inequalities, including race, sexuality, religion and age. Third, the author's approach to consumption considers its role as political. […I]t has the potential of becoming an essential text in any under- or postgraduate course on consumption.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Consumer Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction \u003cbr\u003e2: Marketing and Retail from the Modern Period until the Postwar Era of Mass Consumption\u003cbr\u003e3: Market Fragmentation and Globalization\u003cbr\u003e4: Consumption, Status, and Class\u003cbr\u003e5: Gender and Race at the Margins and Center of Consumption\u003cbr\u003e6: The Life Course\u003cbr\u003e7: Consumer Citizenship and the Nation-State\u003cbr\u003e8: Consumer Citizenship in the Era of Globalization \u003cbr\u003e9: Conclusion","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037644980567,"sku":"9780745661285","price":21.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745661285.jpg?v=1750936648","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-consumption-9780745661285","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}