Balancing psychological, conceptual and historical analyses with
examples drawn from popular culture and mass media, Rami Gabriel
traces the ways in which beliefs about the self – including dualism,
individualism, and expressivism – influence consumer behaviour.
These understandings of the self, Gabriel argues, structure the values
that Americans seek and find in consumer society; they therefore have
structural consequences for our cultural, political and economic
lives. For example, Gabriel describes how imbalances in the
institutions of participatory politics have directly resulted from a
consumer society centered on powerful nongovernmental institutions and
a scattered body of disengaged citizens whose social and individual
needs are not primarily satisfied through civic involvement. By
exploring the relationship between our individual needs and our
institutions, Gabriel ultimately points the way toward transformations
that could lead to a more sustaining and sustainable society.
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ISBN
9781841507774
Publisert
2016
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Intellect Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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