Shopping as an entertainment experience

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Title:

Author:

Moss, Mark Howard, 1962-

ISBN:

9780739116814

9780739116807

Personal Author:

Moss, Mark Howard, 1962-

Publication Information:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2007.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

Liminality, magic and the pleasure of the shopping place -- Shopping, leisure and the spectacle of entertainment -- The department store -- The mall -- The e-store -- Shopping as entertainment therapy -- Shopping as an edu-tainment experience, dressing history : the domain of lauren -- Shopping as a cultural experience : museums, merchandising and the marketing of culture -- Conclusion.

Abstract:

"Shopping as an Entertainment Experience explores the ways in which shopping has become a significant entertainment feature in our daily lives. Mark H. Moss examines the department store, the mall, and the e-store to demonstrate how shopping is often the most common leisure experience that people indulge in to occupy themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Department stores -- Social aspects.

Shopping malls -- Social aspects.

Shopping -- Social aspects.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006038197.html

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Shopping as an Entertainment Experience explores the ways in which shopping has become a significant entertainment feature in our daily lives. Dr. Mark H. Moss examines the department store, the mall, and the e-store to demonstrate how shopping is often the most common leisure experience that people indulge in to occupy themselves. This unique book focuses on the historical evolution of shopping environments into contemporary entertainment or cultural zones. Through a phenomenological framework, Moss analyzes the way stores, outlets, and restaurants in malls mingle and merge aspects of consumption and merchandising. Shopping as an Entertainment Experience appeals to sociologists, cultural theorists, and those interested in popular culture.