Consumer Culture Theory Cct And Liberatory Postmodernism Article Review

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The first article of focus in this summary is "Consumer Culture Theory (CCT): Twenty Years of Research," written in 2005. The research the authors review spans the period from 1985 -- 2005, in which significant developments occurred regarding consumption, advertising, technology, and culture. This article aims to describe the nature and philosophy of Consumer Culture Theory. The authors contend that Consumer Culture Theory varies from other homogenous theories and concepts of culture. They describe consumer culture as a social arrangement between individuals and society. For the authors, Consumer Culture Theory concentrates upon and describes the world as multitudinous. In the world of Consumer Culture Theory, there are many meanings and groups in the global capitalist market. Consumer Culture Theory recognizes the links among everyday experience, material resources, social resources, and the mediation of resources through economic markets. The thesis of the article regards the pluralistic nature...

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Their data analysis reveals a comprehensive description and function of Consumer Culture Theory. The authors conclude that CCT is concerned with relationships among market behaviors and culture, trying to understand them through historical and economic contexts. They emphasize the social and cultural aspects of human behavior upon which Consumer Culture Theory concentrates. The article is succinct and convincing. The authors are thorough and understand the implications of the theory and the research activity in CCT very well.
The second article, "Liberatory Postmodernism and the Reenchantment of Consumption," describes the role of another theory within the field of consumer research; the theory of…

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Arnould, E.J., & Thompson, C.J. (2005) Consumer Culture Theory (CCT): Twenty Years of Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 31(4), 868 -- 882.

Firat, A.F., & Venkatesh, A. (1995) Liberatory Postmodernism and the Reenchantment of Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research, 22(3), 239 -- 267.


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