Overview
- Presents a new theory for consumption
- Develops a balanced position which intersects with postmodernist and economistic accounts
- Contributes to current debates on sustainability and consumer culture
Part of the book series: Consumption and Public Life (CUCO)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Development of the Sociology of Consumption
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Consumption and Practice
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Consumption, Taste and Power
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Consumption, Critique and Politics
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About this book
This book critically reviews recent social scientific investigations of consumption, a controversial topic with moral overtones, and of popular public interest and political and economic significance. The author explores how consumption affects personal identity and social position, developing a sociological analysis using theories of practice to account for everyday consumption, its role in the social order, and its consequences for environmental sustainability. The book offers a controversial analysis which explains consumption not in terms of the purchasing of commodities but of the organization and coordination of daily practices.
Consumption will be of interest to scholars and students of sociology, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, consumer research, business studies and social theory.
Reviews
“Consumption is a valuable source of information that aims to offer a fruitful and deeper-level discussion of consumption while offering practical steps to building a fairer society. Consumption: a sociological analysis is recommended to scholars, students, and policymakers whose focus may include the study of globalization, capitalism, or consumption.” (Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Journal of International and Global Studies, Vol. 10 (01), December, 2018)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alan Warde is Professor of Sociology and Professorial Research Fellow in the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include consumption, culture and food.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Consumption
Book Subtitle: A Sociological Analysis
Authors: Alan Warde
Series Title: Consumption and Public Life
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55682-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71786-6Published: 04 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55682-0Published: 29 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-8227
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8235
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 261
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Environmental Sociology