The Theory of the Leisure ClassTransaction Publishers - 261 pagina's In Veblen's first and best-known work, he challenges some of society's most cherished standards of behavior and with devastating wit and satire exposes the hollowness of many of our canons of taste, education, dress, and culture. Veblen uses the leisure class as his example because it is this class that sets the standards followed by every level of society. |
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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions Thorstein Veblen Volledige weergave - 1912 |
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adaptation æsthetic animistic appreciable aptitudes archaic barbarian beauty canons of reputability character chiefly commonly conservatism conservative conspicuous consumption conspicuous leisure conspicuous waste consumer degree devout observances direction divinity dominant dress economic effect efficiency effort element employments emulation especially everyday evidence exemption expenditure expensive expression fact force gentleman of leisure ground habit of mind habits of thought hand higher honorific human nature ideal imputed individual industrial community industrial process instinct of workmanship institutions labor learning leisure class leisure-class scheme less matter men's ment methods modern industrial motive munity niary nomic non-invidious ownership peaceable pecuniary culture pecuniary reputability persons phase point of view population predaceous predatory culture present priestly productive propensity purpose quasi-peaceable regards relation respect selective sense servants serve social spiritual stage standard status sumption survival tabu temperament theory Thorstein Veblen tion tive traits true usage utility Veblen vicarious leisure vogue wealth women