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Sociological Ambivalence and Funeral Consumption [PDF]

Sociology, 2014
This article builds on Hillcoat-Nallétamby and Phillips’ (2011) conceptualization of sociological ambivalence within the relational framework to examine a particular consumption practice, the funeral. We develop understanding of social, cultural and relational issues that arise from the experience associated with funeral-arranging.
Isabelle Szmigin, Louise Canning
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Sociology of Consumption (Internet syllabus)

Journal of Economic Sociology, 2006
Yana Roshchina
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Nostalgic Consumption: Sociological Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Institutional Studies, 2016
The presented paper focuses on the phenomena of «commercialization of nostalgia» which is defined as the use of Soviet attributes, symbols and artefacts in promotion and branding of contemporary market goods. What can be evident for any observer and what was highlighted by Russian scholars is that Soviet stylistics gain popularity within contemporary ...
Kusimova Tamara, B., Shmidt Maya, A.
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Sociological Explanation of Factors Affecting Households Energy Consumption in Iran [PDF]

, 2023
Batoul Mahmoud, M Kermani, Hossein Mirzaei, Mahdi Kermani, M Kermani, In, T Dietz, R Shwom, C Whitley, M Janjan, E Abbasiyan, A Moridian Pirdosti, Z Mozaffari, M Motefaker Azad, Zare Shahabadi, A Hajizadeh Meymandi, M Lotfaliani Aberandabadi, A Soleimani, Z, J Dewaters, S Powers, C Grevet, J Mankoff, M Zokaei, M Fadaei, A Sullivan, R Swedenberg, M Zahedi, N Noorani, H Reyshahri, A Nazeri, N Shayganehfar, Hossein Payende, A Shojaeezand, A Hansen, M Beheshti Nejad, A Bukharaei, N Shanati Sharghi, Sh Rostami, M Sharbatian, H Hatami Nejad, M Zarei, M Hajiloo, N Tabei, Z Valizadeh   +44 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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SMOKING IN CONSUMPTION SOCIOLOGY: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

SOCIAL SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, 2023
Today, cigarette is an object that has a high addiction rate and contains many negative effects in both material and spiritual terms. In this study, cigarette is considered as a consumption material in the sociological context. It is observed that smoking is widespread, especially among the religious people, regardless of men and women.
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A Study of Luxury Show-off Consumption in Chinese Society Based on the Perspective of Cultural Sociology [PDF]

, 2023
Xinzhi Gao
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The Sociology of Consumption: A Global Approach [PDF]

The AAG Review of Books, 2017
Joel Stillerman. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2015. vi and 225 pp., bibliography, index. $24.95 paper (ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6127-8); $69.95 cloth (ISBN 9780745661278); $19.99–$69.95 electronic (ISBN 97807...
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Trends in alcohol consumption and drinking patterns: sociological and economic explanations and alcohol policies [PDF]

, 2001
Jussi Simpura
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Shifting Values in Consumption Society: Sociological Analysis of the Phenomenon of Online Shopping

, 2023
Mustofa Ali Jinan
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