3.7 Identity, Production, Consumption and Globalisation

Stanley Parker 1976 - identity, class and leisure

work and leisure are linked in 3 relationships,

extension pattern - very linked

neutrality pattern - mild link

opposition pattern - void link, leisure used as a escape for men

conducted interviews

what does deterministic mean

human behaviour is determined by external factors

Pierre Bourdieu 1984 - social class and leisure

social class is directly linked to culture and as a result leisure and identity

Ken Roberts 1986 - pluralist view on leisure

leisure is a matter of choice, takes a pluralist view, there are many different groups in contemporary societies

what is pluralism

theory of modern society which argues there are many groups, no one group is dominant and the group is made upon many different factors, not just class

John Clarke and Chas Critcher 1985 - leisure and capitalism

capitalism shapes he nature of work and the nature of leisure, individuals are manipulated in a capitalist society to take part

Rojek 1995 - postmodern leisure

supports post modern view of leisure, lesiure creates your identity in postmodernism

Celia lury 2011 - consumer culture

consumer culture is constantly growing due to online shopping, choice of what to buy

Walter Susman 1973 - buying habits

by 1970, showing what class you were became a non-concern, and people expressed themselves by showing off their unique characteristics

Zygmunt Bauman 1988 - consumer culture

two groups

seduced - these people take part in consumption

repressed - like the though of consumption but cannot afford it due to income, as a result may be viewed differently and a devalued identity

Stuart Hall 1992 - identity and globalisation

because of globalisation. people are no longer tied up to a identity and can incorporate different elements, called the cultural supermarket effect.

Zygmunt Bauman 2012 - unstable identities

because of globalisation, an identity can change and be undermined by social change e,g technology

Zygmunt Bauman 2011 - inequalities in a globalised world

there are growing inequalities in a globalised world, so nit everyone can afford to participate due to time or money