| ISBN |
0691162735 (hardcover)
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| ISBN13桁 |
9780691162737 (hardcover)
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| テキストの言語 |
英語
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| 分類：NDC10版 |
361.8
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| 個人著者標目 |
Currid-Halkett, Elizabeth,
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| 生没年等 |
1978-
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| 本タイトル |
The sum of small things :
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| タイトル関連情報 |
a theory of the aspirational class /
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| 著者名 |
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett.
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| 出版地・頒布地 |
Princeton :
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| 出版者・頒布者名 |
Princeton University Press,
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| 出版年・頒布年 |
c2017.
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| 数量 |
x, 254 pages :
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| 他の形態的事項 |
illustrations ;
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| 大きさ |
25 cm.
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| 書誌注記 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-246) and index.
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| 内容注記 |
The twenty-first century "leisure" class -- Conspicuous consumption in the twenty-first century -- Ballet slippers and Yale tuition: inconspicuous consumption and the new elites -- Motherhood as conspicuous leisure in the twenty-first century -- Conspicuous production -- Landscapes of consumption -- "To get rich is glorious"? The state of consumption and class in America -- Appendix : Consumer expenditure survey.
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| 要約、抄録、注釈等 |
"In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom tomatoes, wearing organic cotton shirts and TOMS shoes, and listening to the Serial podcast. They use their purchasing power to hire nannies and housekeepers, to cultivate their children's growth, and to practice yoga and Pilates. In The Sum of Small Things, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett dubs this segment of society "the aspirational class" and discusses how, through deft decisions about education, health, parenting, and retirement, the aspirational class reproduces wealth and upward mobility, deepening the ever-wider class divide. Exploring the rise of the aspirational class, Currid-Halkett considers how much has changed since the 1899 publication of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class. In that inflammatory classic, which coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption," Veblen described upper-class frivolities: men who used walking sticks for show, and women who bought silver flatware despite the effectiveness of cheaper aluminum utensils. Now, Currid-Halkett argues, the power of material goods as symbols of social position has diminished due to their accessibility. As a result, the aspirational class has altered its consumer habits away from overt materialism to more subtle expenditures that reveal status and knowledge. And these transformations influence how we all make choices. With a rich narrative and extensive interviews and research, The Sum of Small Things illustrates how cultural capital leads to lifestyle shifts and what this forecasts, not just for the aspirational class but for everyone."-- Provided by publisher.
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| 一般件名 |
Leisure class.
Social classes. |
| 資料情報1 |
『The sum of small things :
a theory of the aspirational class /』 Elizabeth Currid-Halkett. Princeton University Press, c2017.
（所蔵館：中央
請求記号：F/361.8/C97/S
資料コード：7110366017）
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| URL |
https://catalog.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/winj/opac/switch-detail.do?lang=ja&bibid=1352030996 |
