Essays about: "popular culture consumer culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words popular culture consumer culture.

  1. 1. Football Clubs’ Supporters and Human Rights - A Social Identity and Consumer Culture Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Henrik Ericsson; Eric Nilsson; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Supportership; Human Rights; Social Identity Theory; Consumer Culture Theory; qualitative methodology;

    Abstract : Following football and attending games is a popular practice in the world and in Sweden. Accordingly, a lot of people establish an identity with their supportership to a club which indicates the importance of football clubs in these people's lives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Consumer Valhalla : a case study on the phenomenon of the SHEIN consumer

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Michelle Bak; Klara Helene Sollwedel; [2023]
    Keywords : ultra-fast fashion; fashion consumer behaviour; fashion consumer culture; SHEIN consumption;

    Abstract : During the last years, the phenomenon of ultra-fast fashion, specifically the retailer SHEIN, has grown massively and became popular among young female consumers. SHEIN is also known for their polluting productions, bad working conditions, violating (social) sustainable laws and stealing designs from other designers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Time to Love: Romantic comedies and narratives of LOVE – from a Swedish context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : love; romcoms; masculine domination; doxa; embodiment; escapism;

    Abstract : This study explores the relation between love and romantic comedies, (aka romcoms), among people living in Sweden. Romcoms, being one of the most popular film genres ever, has often been subject to critique of not being serious enough and to derange people’s perceptions love. READ MORE

  5. 4. The influence of macroenvironmental factors on online shopping and the use of BNPL

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Maria Hardin; Moira Twengström; [2022]
    Keywords : ‘Buy now; pay later’; consumer credit; online shopping; e-commerce; culture; ‘Buy now; pay later’; konsumentkredit; näthandel; e-handel; kultur;

    Abstract : In the early days of e-commerce, countries took to the phenomenon at very different speeds. Researchers proved the most important factors for this to be propensity for trust and the perceived risk of online purchases. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Popeye Paradox: Understanding Barriers to Plant-Based Consumption Maintained by Masculine Identities A Phenomenological Study on Dutch Vegan Bodybuilders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Iris Martine Theresia Arts; Siannie Quartero; [2022]
    Keywords : Plant-Based Consumption; Gender Identity Maintenance; Stigma; Legitimization; Lifestyle Transitioning; Hyper-Masculinity; Z-MET; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: A Contribution to the understanding of plant-based consumption by researching how bodybuilders navigate identity issues associated with a plant-based diet. Theoretical Perspective: We take on a consumer culture theory perspective by researching identity theory, stigma, lifestyle transitioning, and legitimization strategies of the subculture. READ MORE