New Forms of Consumption: Consumers, Culture, and Commodification

by Mark Gottdiener

Book Overview

New forms of consumption such as those facilitated by cyberspace, themed environments, the commodification of sex, and the increasing role of leisure in society all play new and interesting roles in daily life that combine consumerism with the most contemporary social forms. This book examines the recent ways in which consumerism has been studied with special emphasis given to these and other newly emerging topics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847695700
• ISBN13: 9780847695706
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"