Communication, Consumers, and Citizens: Revisiting the Politics of Consumption (November 2012, V644)

Marc Notes: November 2012.; Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Communication, Consumers, and Citizens: Revisiting the Politics of Consumption - Dhavan V. Shah, Lewis A. Friedland, Chris Wells, Young Mie Kim, and Hernando RojasThe Personalization of Politics: Political Identity, Social Media, and Changing Patterns of Participation - W. Lance BennettThe Politics of Consumer Debt: U. S. State Policy and the Rise of Investment in Consumer Credit, 1920 2008 - Louis HymanWorking-Class Cast: Images of the Working Class in Advertising, 1950 2010 - Erika L. Paulson and Thomas C. O GuinnWhat Does It Mean to Be a Good Citizen? Citizenship Vocabularies as Resources for Action - Kjerstin ThorsonSustainable Citizenship and the New Politics of Consumption - Michele Micheletti and Dietlind StollePolitical Consumerism and New Forms of Political Participation: The Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale in Italy - Paolo R. Graziano and Francesca FornoGender and Generation in the Social Positioning of Taste - Nam-Jin Lee, Christine L. Garlough, Lewis A. Friedland, and Dhavan V. ShahThe Shifting Sands of Citizenship: Toward a Model of the Citizenry in Life Politics - Young Mie KimDoes Changing a Light Bulb Lead to Changing the World? Political Action and the Conscious Consumer - Margaret M. Willis and Juliet B. SchorBuying In to Social Change: How Private Consumption Choices Engender Concern for the Collective - Lucy AtkinsonFrom Concerned Shopper to Dutiful Citizen: Implications of Individual and Collective Orientations toward Political Consumerism - Melissa R. Gotlieb and Chris WellsExamining Overconsumption, Competitive Consumption, and Conscious Consumption from 1994 to 2004: Disentangling Cohort and Period Effects - D. Jasun Carr, Melissa R. Gotlieb, Nam-Jin Lee, and Dhavan V. ShahConstructing Sustainable Consumption: From Ethical Values to the Cultural Transformation of Unsustainable Markets - Douglas B. HoltThe Civic Consequences of Going Negative: Attack Ads and Adolescents Knowledge, Consumption, and Participation - Ming Wang, Itay Gabay, and Dhavan V. ShahBetween Complacency and Paternalism: Ethical Controversies over Influencing Political and Consumer Choice - Thomas HoveConsuming Ourselves to Dearth: Escalating Inequality and Public Opinion - Lewis A. Friedland, Hernando Rojas, and Leticia Bode" Contributor Bio:  Shah, Dhavan V Dhavan V. Shah is the Louis A. and Mary E. Maier-Bascom Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he is Director of the Mass Communication Research Center. His work focuses on framing effects on social judgments, digital media influence on civic and political engagement, and the impact of health. Contributor Bio:  Wells, Chris Dr. Chris Wells and Graham Nown; foreword by Dr. Ronald Melzack