Cultures of Consumption

by Frank Mort

Overview

Examines the construction of images of masculinity and the effect they have on identity, sexuality and sexual politics. Influences from black and white culture are explored as well as the ironies of class, colour and sexuality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415030519
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/28/1996
Series:	Comedia Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I The Cultural Authority of Style; PART II Commercial Epistemologies: Advertising, Marketing and Retailing since the 1950s; PART III Topographies of Taste: Place, Space and Identity in 1980s London; Chapter 2 Conclusion;