consumer society

La société de consommation

The Consumer Society is Baudrillard's early representative work, which has had a broad and profound impact on international philosophy, sociology and the emerging field of cultural studies. It is recognized as one of the most important classics on this subject. In Marxist theory, sociology, political science, literary theory and related fields, the book is also the most popular teaching reference book.
In this book, Baudrillard integrates critical theories of political economy, semiotics, and psychoanalysis to form a critical theory of consumer society. Baudrillard argues that, unlike the past, when consumption was viewed as a mere part of economic activity, in a consumer society, consumption is an active structure. The symbolic value of commodities drives people's imaginative identification with themselves and society through consumption, confirming the legitimacy of modern society. To understand this society, we must move from a critique of political economy to a critique of symbolic political economy.
Baudrillard's analysis of consumer society not only constitutes an important link in the development of his thought, but also has important reference significance for our understanding of contemporary Western society and culture in my country at this stage.

2014-10-01

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