Media, Information and Technoculture 2151A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Thorstein Veblen, Conspicuous Leisure, Consumerism
14 Apr 2021
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Thorstein veblen, sociologist. of women; women were thus symbols of male ownership and power. Claims that the earliest form of ownership in human history was men"s ownership. The woman"s status of marriage is a modern version of this old form of ownership; it"s a social contract that places the woman under male ownership. In a modern consumer society (1899), the wife"s role is to be a consumer so that she. According to veblen, an even better way of demonstrating your wealth is through. The bigger the society, the more important these strategies are. i. e. more important to demonstrate your wealth in nyc vs london, on. Society is aware that she has no job/source of income, and therefore, everything she owns is thanks to her husband: the woman is an expression of his wealth. standards of the time. However, veblen has a much different view about corsets: leisure.
