The Production of Consumer Society: Cultural-Economic Principles of Distinction
Series
Edition transcript
ISBN
978-3-8376-5703-6
Type
book
Date Issued
2021-04
Author(s)
Mohr, Ernst
Abstract (De)
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.
Language
English
Keywords
consumerism
distinction
dissimilarity
diversity
material culture
style
cultural selection
social evolution
social identity
consumer industry
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Publisher
Transkript Verlag
Publisher place
Bielefeld
Volume
9
Pages
337
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
ernst.mohr@unisg.ch
Additional Information
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (BY-NC-ND)
Eprints ID
263170
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