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100 _aBerger, Arthur Asa
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245 _aShop til you drop:
_bconsumer behavior and american culture
260 _aLanham
_bRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc.
_c2005
300 _axiii, 136 p.
365 _aINR
_b00.00
500 _aTable of content: Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 What Are Consumer Cultures? Chapter 4 2 Data on Consumer Cultures Chapter 5 3 The Act of Consumption Chapter 6 4 Perspectives on Consumption Chapter 7 5 The Semiotics of Shopping Chapter 8 6 Malls and the American Consumer Culture Chapter 9 7 Tourism and Consumer Culture Chapter 10 8 Buyer's Remorse Chapter 11 References [https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781461666226/Shop-til-You-Drop-Consumer-Behavior-and-American-Culture]
520 _aReveals the many layers of consumer culture through analyzing malls, tourism, superstores, online shopping, marketing to children and "tweens," the consumer calendar, the distribution of wealth in the United States, and many other topics. —Concise and accessible to all levels of students and general readers. —Draws on perspectives from sociology, psychology, anthropology, religion, semiotics, and cultural studies and explains what it means to be a postmodern consumer culture. —Filled with "Consumer Culture Factoid" boxes, illustrations by the author, and photos. (https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781461666226/Shop-til-You-Drop-Consumer-Behavior-and-American-Culture)
650 _aConsumer behavior-United states
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650 _aConsumer behavior-social aspect-United States
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650 _aConsumers preference-psychological aspects-United States
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