The Production of Consumer Society Cultural-Economic Principles of Distinction

With a novel quality theory of consumption which treats opulence and self-restraint in consumption styles symmetrically, Ernst Mohr shows how social distance and proximity are communicated by consumption and produced by communication. He positions fringe styles with those of the mainstream in an ove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mohr, Ernst (Autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Edition Transcript
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Sumario:With a novel quality theory of consumption which treats opulence and self-restraint in consumption styles symmetrically, Ernst Mohr shows how social distance and proximity are communicated by consumption and produced by communication. He positions fringe styles with those of the mainstream in an overall stylistic system of society and analyses their encounters. Rigorously derived, the approach casts fresh light on the cultural and social evolution as well as the business models of the consumer industry. It provides a coherent interdisciplinary access to the aesthetic turn of society that has so far been treated with contradictory paradigms.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (340 p.)
ISBN:9783839457030