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A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption by Kaj Ilmonen (auth.), Pekka Sulkunen, Jukka Gronow, Arto Noro, Keijo Rahkonen, Alan Warde (eds.) is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption about?
Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
Who reads A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kaj Ilmonen (auth.), Pekka Sulkunen, Jukka Gronow, Arto Noro, Keijo Rahkonen, Alan Warde (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230295339
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Business, Anthropology, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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