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In 1978 Robert Mayer published an article in the American Behavioral Scientist entitled ‘Exploring sociological theories by studying consumers’ in which he noted that the increasingly voiced suggestion that marketers and consumer researchers could profitably make more use of sociological concepts could equally be matched by calls for sociologists to ...
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In 1978 Robert Mayer published an article in the American Behavioral Scientist entitled ‘Exploring sociological theories by studying consumers’ in which he noted that the increasingly voiced suggestion that marketers and consumer researchers could profitably make more use of sociological concepts could equally be matched by calls for sociologists to ...
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The Development of the Sociology of Consumption
2016This chapter reviews the major trends in the sociology of consumption, putting key arguments into historical and intellectual context. I identify some gaps and neglected episodes in stories of the emergence of the sociology of consumption. I describe a history which proceeds by way of changing the central foci of analytic concern.
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The Sociology of Consumption: Its Recent Development
Annual Review of Sociology, 2015This article examines the development of the sociology of consumption. It identifies three periods in its evolution: origins prior to the 1980s; the years between the 1980s and the mid-2000s under the influence of the cultural turn; and the subsequent decade, when new theoretical perspectives and political issues have emerged.
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Review of sociological databases on consumption
Sociology: methodology, methods, mathematical modeling (Sociology: 4M)The article suggests a typology of sociological sample surveys on consumption. A detailed classification of 106 databases is given according to their geography, time frame, institutional affiliation, access to data, sampling and data collection methodology, and thematic content. Among databases reviewed, six main types of surveys were distinguished: 1)
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The Sociology of Consumption: The Hidden Facet of Marketing
Journal of Marketing Management, 2004Is marketing virtuous? The concept of marketing aims to "facilitate and expedite satisfying exchange relationships in a dynamic environment" (Dibb, Simkin, Pride, and Ferrell 1997, p.3) and "enables consumers to choose a brand which seems to have the best potential for satisfaction" (Enis and Cox 1997, p. 89).
Hélène Cherrier, Jeff B. Murray
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The sociology of consumption: Deriving new social indicators
Social Indicators Research, 1978A new area of research is emerging from an integration of sociology and consumer research. It is called the ‘sociology of consumption’. To date, its applications have been most thoroughly spelled out for marketers and consumer researchers. This paper explores the relevance of the sociology of consumption for social indicators research.
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The Sociology of Consumption: a Brief History
2011The sociological study of consumption goes as far back as sociology itself. Its empirical roots can be traced to the early development of statistical methods.1 The first household budgets were collected across Europe in the mid-nineteenth century to determine minimum income needs, and therefore the main focus was on the consumption of food.
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Sustainability, self‐identity and the sociology of consumption
Sustainable Development, 2010AbstractIn order to develop a more nuanced model of consumer behaviour and the dynamics of behavioural change, this paper argues, the discourse of sustainable consumption needs to draw more fully upon the sociological literature addressing consumption, its varied drivers, and the complex roles it plays within contemporary life. Since its revival in the
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Sociological Analysis of Digital Consumption in Childhood
Теория и практика общественного развитияIn modern society, children are increasingly using digital devices and the Internet, which can have both positive and negative consequences for their development. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the article presents the results of an independent author’s sociological study of 2023 dedicated to the digital consumption of children under 11
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