Stigma is a known impediment to identity expression and identity work (Goffman, 1963; Snow and Anderson, 1987). By examining four discontinued television (TV) series varying in cultural stigma Read More »
This research documents the racial stratification that occurs in the marketplace of America as consumer culture attains dominance in the mid-twentieth century. The history of consumer culture in the Read More »
Stratification in Qatar and UAE occurs both within these nations and between these nations as well as between the countries of origin of its non-citizen residents who make up 80 to 85 percent of Read More »
We begin from the observation that, in English-speaking societies, “materialistic” is an epithet. The moral polarity that results – materialism (sin) versus spirituality (virtue) – is clearly Read More »
An enduring finding in consumption communities and socio logical research is that consumers socially stratify themselves (Veblen 1994/1899). Bourdieu (1977, 1984) theorizes society as made up of Read More »