Concept information
Preferred term
consumer culture
Definition
- 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]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- concepts in consumer culture
- consumer culture and the media
- consumers
- ethical consumerism
- everyday life in consumer culture
- geographies and histories of consumer culture
- key people in consumer culture
- politics and consumption
- production, exchange and distribution in consumer culture
- social divisions and social groups in consumer culture
- trends in consumer culture
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/consumer_culture
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