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Consumer Culture

**Consumer Culture** is a form of modern capitalist culture in which the acquisition, use, and display of commodities functions as a primary medium through which individuals and groups construct identities, organize social relations, and give meaning to everyday life.

10.5K

Publications

815.1K

Citations

14.6K

Authors

3.4K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

2.6K

Variants

Consumer Culture StudiesConsumerist Culture

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Publications

10.5K

Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization.

D. A. de Zoysa, Arjun Appadurai · International Migration Review · 1998 · 18.2K citations

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The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling

John E. Tropman, Arlie Russell Hochschild · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1984 · 8.8K citations

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The Experiential Aspects of Consumption: Consumer Fantasies, Feelings, and Fun

Morris B. Holbrook, Elizabeth C. Hirschman · Journal of Consumer Research · 1982 · 8K citations

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Why we buy what we buy: A theory of consumption values

Jagdish N. Sheth, Bruce I. Newman · Journal of Business Research · 1991 · 4.7K citations

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Why Don’t Men Ever Stop to Ask for Directions? Gender, Social Influence, and Their Role in Technology Acceptance and Usage Behavior1

Viswanath Venkatesh, Michael G. Morris · MIS Quarterly · 2000 · 4.3K citations · Full text

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Authors

14.6K

  1. RW
    Russell W. Belk

    York University, Canada

    78 publications · 14.7K citations

    47

    h-index

  2. CJ
    Craig J. Thompson

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    42 publications · 14K citations

    34

    h-index

  3. MB
    Morris B. Holbrook

    Columbia University, United States

    41 publications · 11.1K citations

    26

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  4. JF
    John F. Sherry

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    28 publications · 6.4K citations

    22

    h-index

  5. EJ
    Eric J. Arnould

    University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    26 publications · 8.9K citations

    22

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Institutions

3.4K

  1. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    44 h-index

    91 publications

    11.5K citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    91 publications

    6.2K citations

  3. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    80 publications

    6.8K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    35 h-index

    71 publications

    10.9K citations

  5. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    35 h-index

    104 publications

    8.8K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    34 h-index

    88 publications

    8.7K citations

  7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    33 h-index

    80 publications

    7.4K citations

  8. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    33 h-index

    85 publications

    5.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Consumer Research

    JCR · 256 publications · 102.2K citations

    147

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 399 publications · 41.2K citations

    109

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  3. Journal of Business Research

    JBR · 228 publications · 27.9K citations

    81

    h-index

  4. Journal of Consumer Culture

    JOC · 214 publications · 17.1K citations

    60

    h-index

  5. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

    127 publications · 9.3K citations

    55

    h-index

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