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Consumer Distinction

Consumer Distinction is a theoretical construct within the field of subcultural consumption that identifies the process by which individuals assert social identity and cultural capital through the differential selection and symbolic use of goods, practices, and styles that distinguish their group affiliation from mainstream or other subcultural groups.

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5.9K

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48

Authors

26

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2017–2026

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Publications

26

Distinction. A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Tom Gretton · Oxford Art Journal · 1985 · 4.5K citations

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An emerging eco-habitus: The reconfiguration of high cultural capital practices among ethical consumers

Lindsey B. Carfagna, Emilie Dubois, Connor J. Fitzmaurice et al. · Journal of Consumer Culture · 2014 · 338 citations

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Consumption and the Problem of Variety: Cultural Omnivorousness, Social Distinction and Dining Out

Alan Warde, Lydia Martens, Wendy Olsen · Sociology · 1999 · 261 citations

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Perspectives on Consumer Culture

Mike Featherstone · Sociology · 1990 · 198 citations

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Ways of preferring: Distinction through the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of cultural consumption

Stijn Daenekindt, Henk Roose · Journal of Consumer Culture · 2014 · 70 citations

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Margit Keller

    University of Tartu, Estonia

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  2. WO
    Wendy Olsen

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 316 citations

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  3. AW
    Alan Warde

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 316 citations

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  4. MW
    Margaret Willis

    Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, United States

    1 publications · 338 citations

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  5. MD
    Michael Delucchi

    University of Hawaii–West Oahu, United States

    1 publications · 41 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. University of Tartu

    Tartu, Estonia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    110 citations

  3. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    948 citations

  4. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

    Seoul, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. Fife Council

    Glenrothes, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    2K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    54 citations

  8. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Consumer Culture

    JOC · 4 publications · 432 citations

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  2. Sociology

    3 publications · 514 citations

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  3. Poetics

    2 publications · 118 citations

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  4. Oxford Art Journal

    1 publications · 4.5K citations

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  5. Theory and Society

    1 publications · 28 citations

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