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Figurational Dynamics And Parliamentary Discourses Of Living Standards In Ireland, Paddy Dolan
Figurational Dynamics And Parliamentary Discourses Of Living Standards In Ireland, Paddy Dolan
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While the concept of living standards remains central to political debate, it has become marginal in sociological research compared to the burgeoning attention given to the topic of consumer culture in recent decades. However, they both concern how one does and should consume, and, indeed, behave at particular times. I use the theories of Norbert Elias to explain the unplanned but structured (ordered) changes in expected standards of living over time. This figurational approach is compared to other alternative explanations, particularly those advanced by Bourdieu, Veblen and Baudrillard. Though these offer some parallels with Elias’s theories, I argue that consumption …
Masculinities And Affective Equality: Love Labour And Care Labour In Men’S Lives, Niall G. Hanlon
Masculinities And Affective Equality: Love Labour And Care Labour In Men’S Lives, Niall G. Hanlon
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