Die Autoren des Bandes analysieren Konsum aus der Perspektive der Soziologie und geben einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der soziologischen Diskussion und die historische Entwicklung der Konsumforschung. Darüber hinaus wird das Themengebiet interdisziplinär geöffnet. Konsum und...

"When considering how we should introduce this volume, we reflected on our own lives as women who both grew up in America, but whose heritages are distinct. We are both daughters of male liberal arts professors who provided most of the family income, while our mothers focused on child-rearing...

Preface -- Indirect social influence at work : the effect of anticipated discussion on thinking style / Nicole Votolato Montgomery and Rajesh Bhargave, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, and others -- Self-control and the susceptibility to persuasion, compliance, and conformity /...