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- Uniquely focused on the transformation of consumer behaviors due to innovations in technology
- Examines the major areas of consumer interactions with technologies such as shopping, payment, and entertainment
- Provides up-to-date information on changes from both the supply and demand sides
- Features a critical perspective analyzing causes and effects of behavioral transformations currently taking place
- Provides examples to relate to everyday life of consumers in class discussions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Series on Consumer Science (ISCS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Technology and Household Consumption is a comprehensive text that provides insights into technology’s impact on consumer behavior and the household environment. Consumption and consumer behavior has become a very important subject of study that is now covered in many disciplines including family economics, culture studies, and feminist/women studies.
In the first section, this book provides a historical perspective on how consumer behaviors have changed because of technology and how technology itself has changed. Data on ownership and expenditures is detailed in describing the penetration of technology in the household and changes over time. In the examination of demographics and social changes, an emphasis is placed on women and children. As it is important to understand the entry paths and factors that influence them, the book also introduces a research framework to understanding the adoption and utilization of household technologies. In the second section, the book examines specific household technologies and consumption experiences including shopping choices and behaviors, entertainment outlets and availability, communications technologies, and working at home. The book concludes with a section on the relationships between marketers and consumers.
Authors and Affiliations
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College of Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA
Ruby Roy Dholakia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology and Consumption
Book Subtitle: Understanding Consumer Choices and Behaviors
Authors: Ruby Roy Dholakia
Series Title: International Series on Consumer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2158-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2157-3Published: 21 May 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9467-7Published: 11 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2158-0Published: 16 May 2012
Series ISSN: 2191-5660
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5679
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 214
Topics: Family, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Economics, general