Publisher's Synopsis
This booklet accompanies the co-published books, 'Production of Culture/Cultures of Production' and 'Consumption and Everyday life' (co-published by Sage).Together, these books introduce you to a key debate in sociology and cultural studies - the relationship between culture, production and consumption. They also address some of the major trends affecting contemporary life, such as globalization, economic restructuring, the impact of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) on everyday life and the emergence of new forms of identity in the wake of such developments. This booklets takes you through the key ideas and issues raised in each chapter of these books.