Consumed
How markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole - by Benjamin R. Barber
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20299240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew P Mcallister (0000-0002-9753-3094, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 193-195 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9916 • E-ISSN: 1460-2466 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00380_3.x |
| OpenAlex | W2068315531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Benjamin R. Barber, a political scientist, has dealt with media-related topics in previous work. His prescient, pre-9/11 book Jihad vs. McWorld(1995) explored the polarizing forces of religious/ethnic extremism and global capitalism, with the latter involving U.S. media’s globalized distribution, such as Hollywood’s domination of world cinema. Illustrating his connection to our field, Barber was a keynote speaker for the International Communication Association in 1996. Western mass media also play key roles in Consumed. Barber argues that the consumption orientation of modern capitalism—manifested in many ways, but key among them being advertising and entertainment-oriented media—creates an “infantilizing ethos” that not only heavily targets children with often adult-themed products but also treats adults as childish beings. The narrowing of differences between children and adults in modern culture is not a new argument; Meyrowitz (1985) in No Sense of Placeargued that in modern culture, children are becoming more adult like
Advertising · Business · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |