Consumption has dominated research and debate in sociology and cultural studies in the last ten years. Until now, books on consumption have tended to focus on abstract theoretical aspects in a way which students have found hard to relate to their everyday lives. In order to redr…
This text provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of consumption, and an examination of the experience of consumption in the areas of technology, place fashion, music and sport.
This text provides an introduction to the historical and theoretical foundations of consumption, and an examination of the experience of consumption in the areas of technology, place, fashion, music and sport.
This is a fully rewritten and extended version of the successful textbook “Innovation of food production systems”. It focuses on consumer-driven food product innovation using a systems-oriented approach. It integrates marketing and consumer sciences with technological aspects …
Combining fronline investigation with startling new data, this book shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it.
This book provides an introduction to the behaviour of consumers in Europe and around the world. The book links in consumer behaviour theory with the real life problems faced by practitioners.
Shops are facing tough times: recession, local legislation, parking problems, competition from the internet and the strong position of suppliers. Buying on the Internet 24/7 has become a real alternative to the local shop with its rigid opening hours and limited choice. So is …
The explosive growth of consumer credit, as well as the shift from cash to "plastic" in societies throughout the world signals a transformation in social relations, which is the focus of this book. For student readers who know the world of credit cards all too well, this is a gr…
Daily existence is more interconnected to consumer behaviors than ever before, encompassing many issues of well-being. Problems include unhealthy eating; credit card mismanagement; alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and gambling abuse; marketplace discrimination; and ecological dete…
Provides a critical overview of the major sociological approaches to consumption in both modern and postmodern societies. Bocock develops a distinctive analysis of consumption as a socio-cultural process.
This book provides a critical overview of major sociological approaches to this subject, discussing it in the context of both modern and postmodern societies. The author offers a distinctive analysis of the ideology of consumerism and the role of consumption as a socio-cultural …
Transparency in the food sector and especially toward consumers is one of the priority issues on the agenda of consumer policy representatives. Food scandals and deficiencies in consumer communication have raised consumers' requests for information. The requests for improved tra…
In 'The arena of everyday life' nine authors look back and forward at developments in the sociology of consumers and households. Nine chapters show variety in the employed methods, from multivariate analyses of survey data to classical essays. The contributions are organised aro…
