2000, ISBN: 9781402099373

With respect to the developing and threshold economies, it is no longer the poor who are the only focus of media attention. Today, the new middle classes are about to take centre stage, t… More...

With respect to the developing and threshold economies, it is no longer the poor who are the only focus of media attention. Today, the new middle classes are about to take centre stage, too. With their lifestyles and attitudes, the new middle classes are considered to be both the products as well as the promoters of globalization. They are a highly heterogeneousgroup in socio-economicterms as well as in habits 1 and preferences, including their societal role as consumers and citizens. The first wave of scholarly and political attention can be traced back to the mid-nineties. The focal point was surprise and unease about indubitable symptoms of consumerism which, until then had been seen as a characteristic of the richest western societies. However, since the nineties, consumerism has run rampant in - velopingcountriestoo.This has particularly been noted with respect to the emerging middle classes in South East Asia. The “will to consume seemed inexhaustible, and appetites insatiable. This rage to consume [...] was both celebrated and feared by political leadersand other social/moralgatekeepers,who beganto condemnthe process as ‘Westernization’ and even ‘westoxification”’ (Chua 2000: xii). Ever since, the debate about the lifestyles of the new middle classes and their role in society has gained momentum. New Textbooks>Hardcover>Social Sciences>Cultural Studies>Cultural Studies, Springer Netherlands Core >2 >T<

2009, ISBN: 9781402099373

Editor: Lange, Hellmuth, Editor: Meier, Lars, Springer, Hardcover, Auflage: 2009, 324 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-06-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 25913005, 1.39 kg, Env… More...

Editor: Lange, Hellmuth, Editor: Meier, Lars, Springer, Hardcover, Auflage: 2009, 324 Seiten, Publiziert: 2009-06-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 25913005, 1.39 kg, Environmental Economics, Economics, Business & Money, Subjects, Books, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Science & Math, Regional, Geography, Human Geography, Politics & Social Sciences, Class, Sociology, Globalization, Specific Topics, Politics & Government, Sustainability, Higher Education, partition_000, partition_070, Special Features Stores, Business Development, Business & Finance, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, Specialty Boutique, Science & Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Format: Illustrated, Springer, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9781402099373

*The New Middle Classes: Globalizing Lifestyles Consumerism and Environmental Concern* - Globalizing Lifestyles Consumerism and Environmental Concern. Auflage 2009 / gebundene Ausgabe für… More...

*The New Middle Classes: Globalizing Lifestyles Consumerism and Environmental Concern* - Globalizing Lifestyles Consumerism and Environmental Concern. Auflage 2009 / gebundene Ausgabe für 128.99 € / Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Politik & Gesellschaft Medien > Bücher nein Buch (gebunden) Hardcover;Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft;Sozialwissenschaften allgemein, SPRINGER NATURE<

2009, ISBN: 1402099371

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