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consumer culture  

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  • Consumer Culture in Classical Social TheorySocial theory has long debated the claim that consumption plays a uniquely central role in modern Western societies. The terms consumer culture and consumer society imply that modern social order can be defined by the place of consumption in both social action and social structure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Consumer Culture]

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