Consumer Society

A wide-ranging, detailed and critical analysis of Western consumerism and its globalization, from one of the most respected names in the field today.

Informationen zum Autor Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment. Klappentext A wide-ranging, detailed and critical analysis of Western consumerism and its globalization, from one of the most respected names in the field today. Zusammenfassung A wide-ranging! detailed and critical analysis of Western consumerism and its globalization! from one of the most respected names in the field today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Consuming: Historical and Conceptual Issues Consumer Choice: Rhetoric and Reality Cultivating Consumers: Advertising, Marketing and Branding Designing Obsolescence, Promoting Consumer Demand Globalization and Modern Consumer Culture Consequences of Consumerism An Unsustainable All-Consuming World Consuming Futures I: Business as Usual Consuming Futures II: Green and Sustainable Alternatives

Autorentext
Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment.

Inhalt

Consuming: Historical and Conceptual Issues
Consumer Choice: Rhetoric and Reality
Cultivating Consumers: Advertising, Marketing and Branding
Designing Obsolescence, Promoting Consumer Demand
Globalization and Modern Consumer Culture
Consequences of Consumerism
An Unsustainable All-Consuming World
Consuming Futures I: Business as Usual
Consuming Futures II: Green and Sustainable Alternatives