{"product_id":"9781592138715","title":"Identifying Consumption: Subjects and Objects in Consumer Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdentifying Consumption\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how an individual’s buying habits are shaped by the dynamics of the consumer marketplace—and thus how consumption and identity inform each other. Robert Dunn brings together the various theories of spending and develops a mode of analysis concentrating on the individual subjectivity of consumption. By doing so, he addresses how we spend and its relationship with status and lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunn provides a comprehensive guide to the study of modern consumer behavior before summarizing and critiquing the major theories of consumption. At this juncture, he proposes a method of analysis that focuses on the significance of status and lifestyle in social relations that can help explain how the consumer marketplace is shaped. He concludes by raising issues about different ways of consuming and the relationship between consumption and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166424908016,"sku":"9781592138715","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781592138715_p0.jpg?v=1763810943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592138715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}