Consumption, Experiential
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pasi Falk (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.wbeosc107 |
| OpenAlex | W4205863865 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
$@#*^%#@#ldquo;Experiential consumption$@#*^%#@#rdquor; refers to consumption patterns and practices in which the experiential aspect gains a central role, thus rendering the utilitarian and economic aspects a less significant status as the motivational factors of consumer behavior. The centralization of the experiential aspect implies an emergence of a consumer mentality which is oriented toward the realm of representations rather than mere need satisfaction. Consequently, the rise of experiential consumption is closely linked to the following three historical trends at work in the coming of the (western) consumer society, roughly from mid$@#*^%#@#hyphen;nineteenth century onwards
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Consumption (sociology · Experiential learning · Pedagogy · Realm · Social science · Sociology · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Digital Innovation in Industries · History · Management, Economics, and Public Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |