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The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader
Jennifer Scanlon
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Description for The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader
Paperback. What is the relationship between gender and consumerism? This collection of readings and archival material explores the many different ways in which women and men consume. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, the essays analyze the liberatory and oppressive nature of consumer culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
A interdisciplinary collection of readings that answers the question: How do men and women practice consumer culture differently?
What is the relationship between gender and consumerism? Jennifer Scanlon gathers a collection of readings and archival materials to explore the multiple and contradictory ways in which women and men consume. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural in scope, The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader introduces the reader to some of the most compelling issues and arguments in this growing field of study. In questioning traditional ways of analyzing the relationships between gender and consumer culture, these essays analyze the liberatory and oppressive nature ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814781326
SKU
V9780814781326
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jennifer Scanlon
Jennifer Scanlon is Associate Professor and Director of Women's Studies at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. She is the author of Inarticulate Longings: The Ladies' Home Journal, Gender and the Promises of Consumer Culture.
Reviews for The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader
"Offers students multiple ways of understanding and coming to terms with the relationships between gender and consumer culture. With a rich mixture of scholarly articles, archival materials, and Scanlon's own useful introduction, The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader will help readers comprehend the complicated connections between sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, identity, and the daily activities of consuming that Americans have ... Read more