Shop 'til you drop : consumer behavior and American culture

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Title:

Author:

Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-

ISBN:

9780742536906

9780742536913

Personal Author:

Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-

Publication Information:

Lanham, MD ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield, c2005.

Physical Description:

xiii, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

What are consumer cultures -- Profiles in consumption -- The act of consumption -- Perspectives on consumption -- The semiotics of shopping -- Malls and the American consumer culture -- Tourism and consumer culture -- Buyer's remorse.

Subject Term:

Consumer behavior -- United States.

Consumer behavior -- Social aspects -- United States.

Consumers' preferences -- Psychological aspects -- United States.

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Summary

Are Americans obsessed with shopping? Shop 'til You Drop is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Is the United States different from other first-world nations in the amount of time we spend shopping or in our attitudes toward consumption? Are we one unified consumer culture or are several cultures operating and battling against one another? Arthur Asa Berger uncovers the answers to these and other questions, considering the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Accessibly written and entertaining, Shop 'til You Drop is ideal for courses in cultural studies, advertising, and American studies, as well as for anyone curious about our nation's drive to consume.