Contradictions Of Consumption
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Contradictions Of Consumption
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Author : Tim Edwards
language : en
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Release Date : 2000
Contradictions Of Consumption written by Tim Edwards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
"A critical introduction to the field that manages to be both considered and argumentative, and stands out distinctly from the more 'culturalist' alternatives available . . . it should provide a strong text for undergraduate courses." Don Slater, Goldsmiths College, University of London * How has consumer society developed? * What are the social divisions, politics and policies associated with consumption? * How do consumer practices have social significance? This lively and accessible text shows how consumption is increasingly important in dominating our individual lives and indeed the entire development and direction of contemporary society, nationally and internationally. Consumption is inherently contradictory in its nature and meaning. The most rapturous form of shopping, for example clothes purchasing on unlimited plastic in a shopping mall, may turn into the most tortuous as the shopper tires, the clothes don't fit, and the car park is cramped. Tim Edwards argues that the practice of consumption itself and consumer society more widely is often socially divisive and iniquitous, and examines the extent to which consumer power is real or illusory. He provides a thorough analysis and critique of the theories, practices and politics of consumer society. In particular, this book addresses the social divisions of consumption through topics such as fashion, advertising and marketing, as well as more classical and contemporary theories of consumer society. It will appeal to a wide range of students in sociology, cultural studies, social policy and the politics of identity.
Contradictions In Food Consumption
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Author : Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen
language : en
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Release Date : 2015
Contradictions In Food Consumption written by Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
This study asked consumers to identify the possible contradictions in their food consumption. The article takes the so-called antinomies of taste health vs. indulgence, convenience vs. care, extravagance vs. economy, novelty vs. tradition and together vs. alone by Warde and Mäkelä as a starting point. The empirical part of the research analyses between which opposing poles the contradictions emerge when the consumers themselves are asked. Findings from a survey (745 respondents) indicate that consumers prefer to engage in food-related activities that would be more aesthetic, healthful, tasty, convenient, caring and economic, but state significant barriers for not being able to fulfil these desires. Finally, the article draws theoretical conclusions about the connections between the prevailing food consumption-related contradictions and contemporary consumer society.
Anthropologica
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Author :
language : en
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Release Date : 2004
Anthropologica written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Handbook Of Social Problems
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Author : George Ritzer
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2004
Handbook Of Social Problems written by George Ritzer and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
"Ritzer′s Handbook of Social Problems offers a comprehensive treatment of today′s major societal issues. The articles are authored by some of the top scholars in the field and address problem areas that will capture the interests of students and professors alike. The international coverage is most welcome in this time of intensifying global inequalities." -Nancy Jurik, Arizona State University The Handbook of Social Problems: A Comparative International Perspective provides a unique, broadly comparative perspective on the current state of social problems and deviance in a variety of societies around the world. Editor George Ritzer, along with leading U.S. and international sociologists, examines the relationship between social problems and a society′s level of development and affluence. The essays in this volume focus on four interrelated issues involved in the relationship between social problems and the level of development and affluence: · Less developed and less affluent societies are more likely to experience a range of social problems than developed and affluent societies. · Affluence causes or at least brings with it a series of social problems that do not exist in less affluent societies. · It is only with affluence that certain things can come to be imagined as social problems, such as excessive consumption. · The very affluence of a society makes it vulnerable to problems that would not be social problems in poorer societies. The Handbook explores the theory of the weakness of the strong--in other words, strong or wealthy nations may have greater vulnerability to some social problems than less developed or affluent societies. This theory is clearly illustrated in this volume by the aftermath of September 11, 2001depicting the vulnerability of the U.S. to social problems in far-removed corners of the world. In addition, the international and comparative essays in this volume cover other important issues such as the impact of modern technologies on social problems, ecological problems, global inequality, health as a social problem, and much more. The Handbook of Social Problems is a vital resource for sociologists and graduate students, as well as an excellent addition to any academic library.
System Of Economical Contradictions
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Author : Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
System Of Economical Contradictions written by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Anarchism categories.
The Why Behind The Food Buy Contradictions Of Food Consumption Amid Changing Times
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Author : Maria Giovanna Onorati
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024
The Why Behind The Food Buy Contradictions Of Food Consumption Amid Changing Times written by Maria Giovanna Onorati and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Business & Economics categories.
System Of Economical Contradictions Or The Philosophy Of Misery
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Author : Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
System Of Economical Contradictions Or The Philosophy Of Misery written by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Economics categories.
New Theory On Leadership Management Science
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Author : Bingxin Wu
language : en
Publisher: Chartridge Books Oxford
Release Date : 2013
New Theory On Leadership Management Science written by Bingxin Wu and has been published by Chartridge Books Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
Summary 'New Theory on Leadership Management Science' uses multidisciplinary systems to comprehensively study leadership management. From philosophical, sociological, cultural, historical, management and marketing perspectives, it studies leadership management during the process of combining theory and practice from the beginnings of human consumption, including household consumption and financing, and national macroscopic control and management. In terms of methodology, the book follows fundamental philosophical, economic, sociological and management principles. The book mainly uses the methods of social statistics, documentary comparison, probability sampling, case studies, interviews and computer analysis, etc. Therefore, in terms of both basic theory and methodology, the book is not only an economic work but involves multiple disciplines. Key Features Links leadership and management, which are; refers to the transformation of the classical Chinese leadership management school of thought, and advances it as a leading management school of thought; comprehensive and systematic advancement of leadership management practice strategy, including national practice, development strategy, and corporate practice development strategy; proposes that the core of leadership management philosophy is epistemology and methodology; emphasizes that practical philosophy should be the first philosophy in the process of human leadership management; develops a new interpretation of the subjects and objects of leadership management and the quality of leadership management; puts forward new business concepts, new concepts of enterprise management and enterprise management law, and specific strategic management practice elements and methods, which provide a specific and consultative method for combining theory and practice for CEOs and general managers of enterprises (including state-owned firms). The Author Bingxin Wu is the Board Chairman of Sanzhu Group, Beijing Genetic Engineering Research Institute and Beijing Nuozhou Institute of Biology, and the director of Shizhen Institute of Biology. He is also an honorable professor at Shandong University, contract researcher for Shandong Academy of Social Sciences and for Oriental Institute and an honorable professor at the Institute of Micro-ecology of Dalian Medical University. Moreover, he is the executive member of China Association of Industry and Commerce, vice president of Shandong Jinan municipal Association of Industry and Commerce, master workman of Shandong Private Entrepreneurs Union, vice president the Association of Chinese Professionals, and the deputy director of Chinese Private Scientific and Technological Association and of National Private Technology Entrepreneur Association as well as the standing director of China Chinese Medicine Institute. Readership Scholars, practitioners, business executives and government/economic policy makers. Contents Concept, principle and characteristics of leadership management science The leadership management environment Qualities of leadership managers The leadership management system and evolution Leadership management science methodology Four stages of development in epistemology Leadership management thought of ancient China Planning leadership in strategy Leadership management and consumer social productivity National macroscopic leadership management innovation Consumption and leadership management innovation Network society and leadership management A new theory on enterprise leadership management Marketing leadership management Business leadership management in China
Dialectical Contradictions
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Author : Erwin Marquit
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Dialectical Contradictions written by Erwin Marquit and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Philosophy categories.
When Production And Consumption Meet
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Author : Marek Korczynski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
When Production And Consumption Meet written by Marek Korczynski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
The central cultural contradiction of capitalism, argued Bell some 25 years ago, was the existence of rationalized, disciplined production alongside free and hedonistic consumption. This paper argues that this thesis, although overstated, has resonance within contemporary capitalism. The paper then considers the question of how this contradiction is managed when production and consumption meet directly within the service interaction. On the production-side rationalization is joined by customer-orientation, and on the consumption-side management promotes consumption of the enchanting myth of sovereignty. Here the customer is meant to experience a sense of being sovereign. At the same time the space is created for the customer to be, potentially, substantively directed and influenced to follow the requirements that flow from the rationalized elements of production. Key aspects of the service interaction, including the menu and its presentation, the display of empathy and aesthetic labour, and the use of naming within the service interaction, are analysed in terms of the promotion of the enchanting myth of sovereignty. Consumption, however, is a fragile process, and remains, to an important degree, 'unmanageable'. The analysis, therefore, also examines how the promotion of the enchanting myth of sovereignty systematically creates the conditions for the myth's negation.