Shop 'til you drop : consumer behavior and American culture
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Bibliographic Information
Shop 'til you drop : consumer behavior and American culture
Rowman & Littlefield, c2005
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Available at 8 libraries
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"Illustrations by the author"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- What are consumer cultures?
- Profiles in consumption
- The act of consumption
- Perspectives on consumption
- The psychology of consumption
- The sociology of consumption
- The semiotics of shopping
- Malls and the American consumer culture
- Tourism and consumer culture
- Buyer's remorse
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Are Americans obsessed with shopping? Shop 'til You Drop is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Is the United States different from other first-world nations in the amount of time we spend shopping or in our attitudes toward consumption? Are we one unified consumer culture or are several cultures operating and battling against one another? Arthur Asa Berger uncovers the answers to these and other questions, considering the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Accessibly written and entertaining, Shop 'til You Drop is ideal for courses in cultural studies, advertising, and American studies, as well as for anyone curious about our nation's drive to consume.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 What Are Consumer Cultures? Chapter 4 2 Data on Consumer Cultures Chapter 5 3 The Act of Consumption Chapter 6 4 Perspectives on Consumption Chapter 7 5 The Semiotics of Shopping Chapter 8 6 Malls and the American Consumer Culture Chapter 9 7 Tourism and Consumer Culture Chapter 10 8 Buyer's Remorse Chapter 11 References
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