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Consumerism and the Movement of Housewives into Wage Work: The Interaction of Patriarchy, Class and Capitalism in Twentieth Century America
Consumerism and the Movement of Housewives into Wage Work The Interaction of Patriarchy Class and Capitalism in Twentieth Century America
Author: David R. Wells
This text develops theoretically and historically the notion of consumerism and links observations concerning consumer culture, social class division, patriarchy and capitalism. The author describes the entry of women into the work force as a response to the values of consumerism, which superseded patriarchal values. This rising consumerism was ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781859724460
ISBN-10: 1859724469
Pages: 188
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Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
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