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Globalisation , Culture and Lifestyle

Globalisation , Culture and Lifestyle. Seminar Ten: Culture and Distinction. Key Lessons From The Lecture. In an affluent society consumption acts as a double agent, fulfilling individual needs and desires as well as social requirements

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Globalisation , Culture and Lifestyle

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  1. Globalisation, Culture and Lifestyle Seminar Ten: Culture and Distinction

  2. Key Lessons From The Lecture In an affluent society consumption acts as a double agent, fulfilling individual needs and desires as well as social requirements We can associate attitudes, beliefs and values with consumer goods Consumption as a means of displaying cultural capital Does consumption allow us to act as cultural auteurs or merely reaffirm capitalism?

  3. Discussion Topic Drawing upon relevant theory critically discuss the contention that the act of consumption can both establish and reaffirm social hierarchies using examples from the events industries to illustrate your response Critically debate the notion that consumption allows us to narrate our own individual life stories and create distinct identities.

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