1995Medical Entomology and ZoologyRequires access

The Unmanageable Consumer: Contemporary Consumption and its Fragmentation

Yiannis Gabriel, Tim Lang

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Introduction The Faces of the Consumer The Emergence of Contemporary Consumerism The Consumer as Chooser The Consumer as Communicator The Consumer as Explorer The Consumer as Identity-Seeker The Consumer Hedonist or Artist? The Consumer as Victim The Consumer as Rebel The Consumer as Activist The Consumer as Citizen The Vanishing Consumer?

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Introduction The Faces of the Consumer The Emergence of Contemporary Consumerism The Consumer as Chooser The Consumer as Communicator The Consumer as Explorer The Consumer as Identity-Seeker The Consumer Hedonist or Artist? The Consumer as Victim The Consumer as Rebel The Consumer as Activist The Consumer as Citizen The Vanishing Consumer?

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Introduction The Faces of the Consumer The Emergence of Contemporary Consumerism The Consumer as Chooser The Consumer as Communicator The Consumer as Explorer The Consumer as Identity-Seeker The Consumer Hedonist or Artist? The Consumer as Victim The Consumer as Rebel The Consumer as Activist The Consumer as Citizen The Vanishing Consumer?

Key concepts: Consumerism, Consumption (sociology), Consumer demand, Consumer Culture, Consumer society, Advertising, Consumer behaviour, Consumer choice

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