Consumption, Girls' Culture and
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy L Best (0000-0002-9111-178X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc110 |
| OpenAlex | W4255324834 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Modern girlhood can hardly be understood without attention to the influence of commodities and practices of consumption over modern constructions of self. For a large number of girls in modern America, participating in the consumer realm is a defining feature of life as a girl. Yet, the meaning of girls’ consumption has changed considerably over time. The explosion of the Internet, the emergence of segmented marketing as an alternative to mass marketing, the arrival of an organized feminist movement, and demands for external regulation by consumer advocacy groups all come to bear upon the distinct historical relationship between girls and consumption
Advertising · Aesthetics · Art · Business · Consumer Culture · Consumption (sociology · Girl · Meaning (existential · Political science · Realm · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Marketing
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |