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... consumers . In the early days of capitalism consumers could be left largely on their own . However , more recently capitalists came to the realization that consumers could no longer be allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to ...
... consumers . In the early days of capitalism consumers could be left largely on their own . However , more recently capitalists came to the realization that consumers could no longer be allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to ...
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... consumers . To Williams , the goal of such department stores was to inflame the desires and feelings of consumers for the mer- chandise in them . The goal was not necessarily to arouse a desire that would be im- mediately satisfied ...
... consumers . To Williams , the goal of such department stores was to inflame the desires and feelings of consumers for the mer- chandise in them . The goal was not necessarily to arouse a desire that would be im- mediately satisfied ...
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... consumer society . 18. Consumption is better explained by the consumer's search for difference than by the needs of consumers . 19. When we consume , we are really consuming signs rather than goods or services . 20. Since the code ...
... consumer society . 18. Consumption is better explained by the consumer's search for difference than by the needs of consumers . 19. When we consume , we are really consuming signs rather than goods or services . 20. Since the code ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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