The Sociology Of Taste

ISBN-13: 9780415132954 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 214 str.

Jukka Gronow

Opis

The modern society of consumption is a society of fashion. Fashion has extended its influence over various fields of social life and, together with taste, become central to the understanding of the inner dynamics of any modern society.

Spis treści

Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 PHILOSOPHICAL AESTHETICS AND THE REFINEMENT OF TASTE, 3 LUXURY, KITSCH AND FASHION, 4 TASTE AND FASHION, 5 THE BEAUTY OF SOCIAL FORMS, 6 CONCLUSION, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Jukka Gronow