The emergence of contemporary consumerism -- The consumer as chooser -- The consumer as communicator -- The consumer as explorer -- The consumer as identity-seeker -- The consumer as hedonist -- The consumer as victim -- The consumer as rebel -- The consumer as activist -- The consumer as...

'The Unmanageable Consumer has long been one of my favorite books in the sociology of consumption. This long overdue third edition has updated and revised the basic argument in many ways. Most importantly, it now offers a new chapter on the consumer as worker or, more generally, the prosumer....

The problem with traditional economic models of choice -- How behavioral economics makes the same mistakes -- How behavioral economics met law and economics and begat nudge -- Why nudges can't do what they promise -- Why nudges are unethical -- All nudges are not created equal -- Why choice...