The Lifestyle Discourse in Consumer Capitalism

The Lifestyle Discourse in Consumer Capitalism

This paper presents some dimensions of the lifestyle discourse which have become relevant in recent years in science and public. The discourse that had initially focused on the limits of growth increasingly showed the destructive consequences of the materialistic consumer way of life and discussed s...

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Main Author: Bierhoff Burkhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-07-01
Series:Social Change Review
Subjects:
lifestyle lifestyle discourse capitalism consumer capitalism economism consumerism overconsumption commodification prosperity poverty voluntary simplicity sustainability empathic civilization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2013-0007

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https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2013-0007

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