214 Pages
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Routledge
214 Pages
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Routledge
216 Pages
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Routledge
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The modern society of consumption is a society of fashion. Fashion has extended its influence over various fields of social life and, together with taste, become central to our understanding of the inner dynamics of any modern society. The Sociology of Taste looks at the role of taste - or the aesthetic reflection - in society at large and in modern society in particular. Taking case studies... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 PHILOSOPHICAL AESTHETICS AND THE REFINEMENT OF TASTE, 3 LUXURY, KITSCH AND FASHION, 4 TASTE AND FASHION, 5 THE BEAUTY OF SOCIAL FORMS, 6 CONCLUSION, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Jukka Gronow
