Consuming behaviour / John Desmond.

By:

Desmond, John, 1952- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0333949927
9780333949924

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

339.47 21

LOC classification:

HF5415.32 .D47 2002

Online resources:

Contributor biographical information

Contents:

List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Ch. 1. Consuming Tales -- Ch. 2. Consuming Space and Time -- Ch. 3. Consuming Power -- Ch. 4. Consuming Needs and Values -- Ch. 5. Semiotics: Consuming Meaning -- Ch. 6. Consumption and Identity -- Ch. 7. The Consuming Body -- Ch. 8. Consuming 'Disorders' -- Ch. 9. Consuming Brands -- Ch. 10. Consuming Addiction -- Index.

Summary: "This text seeks to overcome an imbalance in traditional consumer behavior texts by incorporating biological, sociological, and anthropological theories into the core of the work. The aim is to provide a challenging and interesting book which addresses important issues such as time, space and consumption; consuming needs and values, semiotics, identity, the body, eating disorders and drug-taking. The text looks at consuming behavior in the context of general changes in society through adopting a historical perspective. It seeks to adopt a neutral view of consuming behavior rather than the more traditional adoption of the producers' perspective, and to look at the contemporary issues affecting consuming behavior in today's world."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	339.47 DES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A409689B

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This text seeks to overcome an imbalance in traditional consumer behavior texts by incorporating biological, sociological, and anthropological theories into the core of the work. The aim is to provide a challenging and interesting book which addresses important issues such as time, space and consumption; consuming needs and values, semiotics, identity, the body, eating disorders and drug-taking. The text looks at consuming behavior in the context of general changes in society through adopting a historical perspective. It seeks to adopt a neutral view of consuming behavior rather than the more traditional adoption of the producers' perspective, and to look at the contemporary issues affecting consuming behavior in today's world."--Publisher description.

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