Gender and consumption : domestic cultures and the commercialisation of everyday life / edited by Emma Casey and Lydia Martens.
| Other author | Casey, Emma. |
| Other author | Martens, Lydia. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. |
| Description | ix, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Emma Casey and Lydia Martens -- Class, gender and domestic consumption in Britain, 1920-1950 / Judy Giles -- The feminist and the cook : Julia Child, Betty Friedan, and domestic femininity / Joanne Hollows -- Gender and the destalinization of consumer taste in the Soviet Union under Khrushchev / Susan E. Reid -- Making sameness : mothering, commerce and the culture of children's birthday parties / Alison J. Clarke -- Perceptions of commercialised social introduction services amongst women / Jacqueline Davidson -- Consuming pleasure on the wedding day : the lived experience of being a bride / Sharon Boden -- Gambling and everyday life : working class mothers and domestic spaces of consumption / Emma Casey -- Gender, class, emotional capital and consumption in family life / Elizabeth B. Silva -- The sensory home as a site of consumption : everyday laundry practices and the production of gender / Sarah Pink -- Consumption and sexual intimacy : towards an understanding of intimate cultures in everyday life / Dana Wilson-Kovacs -- Gender at play : décor differences between boys' and girls' bedrooms / Irene Cieraad -- Afterword : gender, consumer culture and promises of bettermen in late modernity / Lydia Martens and Emma Casey. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006025024 |
| ISBN | 0754643867 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780754643869 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1154 .G378 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |