Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Shopping

The Fiske, et al. article states that shopping "is situated at the crucial interface between individual desire and social control." In what ways does the act of shopping perpetuate social control? Individual desire?

The article goes on to claim that shopping "gives precedence to individual desire." Does shopping in a deluxe shopping mall really give precedence to individual desire, or is such a highly commercial and strategic setting stronger evidence for social control?


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