The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader
Author | : Jennifer Scanlon |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2000-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814781326 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814781322 |
Rating | : 4/5 (322 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Gender and Consumer Culture Reader written by Jennifer Scanlon and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collection of readings and archival materials examining the gendered relationship between the home and consumer culture, identity through purchasing, the supply side of consumer culture and the ways in which consumers embrace, resist and manipulate the messages and activities of consumer culture. Topics include: shoplifting, racism in advertising, the Zoot suit, Esquire magazine, Dockers, lesbianism, narcissism.