Why You Buy
$47.09
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2024
Summary
We live in a consumer society. Household spending accounts for a bigger share of the country’s total economic output than all other activities put together. The world’s biggest company, Walmart, operates more than 10,000 stores in twenty-six countries and employs 2.2 million people. Shopping permeates our culture. The concept of branding is ubiquitous, to the point that individuals are urged to develop their own “personal brand.”
But why do you buy? It’s clearly not just because you n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781772443349 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1772443344 |
| Author: | Lorne Tepperman, Megan Markus |
| Publisher: | Rock's Mills Press |
| Imprint: | Rock's Mills Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 140mm x 216mm |
Lorne Tepperman
Lorne Tepperman is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Toronto, and the author and editor of dozens of books for students and the general public. Megan Markus is a graduate of the University of Toronto.
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