The Socioeconomics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge, and Identity

No 2005-46, Working papers from University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper is a review of the socio-economic literature on consumption. Considering consumption as a social activity, it examines how consumption solves the problems of interest, knowledge, and identity. It also discusses the main themes and important contributions in each category and offers suggestions for further research.

Keywords: consumption; socio-economics; interest; knowledge; identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 A13 A14 D1 D8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2005-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-hpe and nep-soc
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Forthcoming in The Elgar Handbook of Socio-Economics edited by John B. Davis, Wilfred Dolfsma, Elizabeth Oughton, and Jane Wheelock

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