Consumption: A Sociological Analysis

by Alan Warde

Book Overview

This book critically reviews recent social scientific investigations of consumption, a controversial topic with moral overtones, and of popular public interest and political and economic significance. The author explores how consumption affects personal identity and social position, developing a sociological analysis using theories of practice to account for everyday consumption, its role in the social order, and its consequences for environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134971786X
• ISBN13: 9781349717866
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"