Dr Peter Corrigan: 2 books
The Sociology of Consumption
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 1997
This lucid introduction to the sociology of consumerism examines the relationship between production and consumption in late capitalist societies. The historical and theoretical discussion provides the student with the tools to examine key themes in the sociology of consumption.
After a detailed...
The Dressed Society
Clothing, the Body and Some Meanings of the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2008
It was traditionally said that 'clothes maketh the man'. But what codes and meanings are associated with dress in a society that consists of divisions between class, race, gender, family status and religion? Is social and cultural life still fundamentally themed by the clothes that we wear? If so,...