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Research paper thumbnail of Fordism and Post-Fordism

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Fordism and Post-Fordism

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of consumption

Research paper thumbnail of War as Process and Event: The Case of Northern Ireland

Research paper thumbnail of Rorty, Richard

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of Consumption

Handbook of Social Theory, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Social Science by Natalie Fenton, Alan Bryman, and David Deacon, with Peter Birmingham:Mediating Social Science

American Journal of Sociology, 1999

... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels,... more ... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels, the “obligated self” in the char-acters of Miss Eva and Mattie in Gloria Naylor's The Women ofBrew-ster Place, and the “cosmic self” in the story of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Consumer tactics as 'weapons': Black lists, union labels, and the American Federation of Labor

Journal of Consumer Culture, 2006

This article examines the role consumer tactics played in the American Federation of Labor's (AFL... more This article examines the role consumer tactics played in the American Federation of Labor's (AFL) strategy of business unionism. In particular, it explains how the AFL used its consumer tactics to try to mobilize the purchasing power of union members and their families to fight for higher wages and shorter working hours. The historical data collected for this article demonstrates that the AFL was not ignorant of the relationship between production and consumption, or the worker and the consumer. I discuss how the AFL used its consumer tactics to try to build solidarity across its affiliated trade unions and provide a way for the wives, daughters, and mothers of union men to become involved in the labor movement through consumption.

Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Social Science by Natalie Fenton, Alan Bryman, and David Deacon, with Peter Birmingham:Mediating Social Science

American Journal of Sociology, 1999

... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels,... more ... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels, the “obligated self” in the char-acters of Miss Eva and Mattie in Gloria Naylor's The Women ofBrew-ster Place, and the “cosmic self” in the story of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. ...

Research paper thumbnail of An Analytical Framework for Studying the Politics of Consumption: The Case of the National Consumers' League

Social Movement Studies, 2008

Consumption is not often addressed in the literature on social movements even though consumer org... more Consumption is not often addressed in the literature on social movements even though consumer organizations and consumer tactics have been successful in achieving social change. This paper offers an analytical framework for studying the politics of consumption, which suggests that consumers can be conceived of collectively as active agents rather than passive individuals. I capture this active agency through four concepts: mobilization, problematization, identification, and contention. I focus on one consumer organization, the National Consumers' League, and its three consumer tactics, white lists, white labels, and legislation, in order to demonstrate how the analytical framework I construct can be applied.

Research paper thumbnail of Fordism and Post-Fordism

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Fordism and Post-Fordism

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of consumption

Research paper thumbnail of War as Process and Event: The Case of Northern Ireland

Research paper thumbnail of Rorty, Richard

Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Theories of Consumption

Handbook of Social Theory, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Social Science by Natalie Fenton, Alan Bryman, and David Deacon, with Peter Birmingham:Mediating Social Science

American Journal of Sociology, 1999

... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels,... more ... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels, the “obligated self” in the char-acters of Miss Eva and Mattie in Gloria Naylor's The Women ofBrew-ster Place, and the “cosmic self” in the story of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Consumer tactics as 'weapons': Black lists, union labels, and the American Federation of Labor

Journal of Consumer Culture, 2006

This article examines the role consumer tactics played in the American Federation of Labor's (AFL... more This article examines the role consumer tactics played in the American Federation of Labor's (AFL) strategy of business unionism. In particular, it explains how the AFL used its consumer tactics to try to mobilize the purchasing power of union members and their families to fight for higher wages and shorter working hours. The historical data collected for this article demonstrates that the AFL was not ignorant of the relationship between production and consumption, or the worker and the consumer. I discuss how the AFL used its consumer tactics to try to build solidarity across its affiliated trade unions and provide a way for the wives, daughters, and mothers of union men to become involved in the labor movement through consumption.

Research paper thumbnail of Mediating Social Science by Natalie Fenton, Alan Bryman, and David Deacon, with Peter Birmingham:Mediating Social Science

American Journal of Sociology, 1999

... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels,... more ... The “exchanger self” is exemplified in the person of Soames Forsyte in the Galsworthy novels, the “obligated self” in the char-acters of Miss Eva and Mattie in Gloria Naylor's The Women ofBrew-ster Place, and the “cosmic self” in the story of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. ...

Research paper thumbnail of An Analytical Framework for Studying the Politics of Consumption: The Case of the National Consumers' League

Social Movement Studies, 2008

Consumption is not often addressed in the literature on social movements even though consumer org... more Consumption is not often addressed in the literature on social movements even though consumer organizations and consumer tactics have been successful in achieving social change. This paper offers an analytical framework for studying the politics of consumption, which suggests that consumers can be conceived of collectively as active agents rather than passive individuals. I capture this active agency through four concepts: mobilization, problematization, identification, and contention. I focus on one consumer organization, the National Consumers' League, and its three consumer tactics, white lists, white labels, and legislation, in order to demonstrate how the analytical framework I construct can be applied.