An active ethically conscious consumer has been acclaimed as the new hero and hope for
an ethically improved capitalism. Through consumers'“voting” at the checkout, corporations …

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This article proposes a critical perspectives on brands based on recent developments within
Marxist thought. It argues that brands build on the immaterial labour of consumers: their …

A core introduction to Sociology that puts global issues at the heart of its discussion. From
recessions and revolutions to social media and migration, this third edition is fully updated to …

Illuminating a hidden and fascinating chapter in the history of globalization, Paul
Gootenberg chronicles the rise of one of the most spectacular and now illegal Latin …

In contemporary western societies, the “fit body” has replaced body decoration as a potent
symbol of status and character, both for men and women. Fitness gyms and health centers …

Citizenship and consumption have frequently been regarded as oppositional and even
mutually exclusive domains of activity and theory. Recent consumption practices and …

There has been an upsurge of geographical work tracing globalised flows of commodities in
the wake of Appadurai's (1986) call to 'follow the things'. This paper engages with calls to …

Things are back. After the turn to discourse and signs in the late twentieth century, there is a
new fascination with the material stuff of life. Things have recaptured our imagination, from …

This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups
express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes …