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Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

James B. Twitchell
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  • Taschenbuch: 310 Seiten
  • Verlag: B&T; Auflage: New Ed (November 2000)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0231115199
  • ISBN-13: 978-0231115193
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,7 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
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  • Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.060.858 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Is consumerism a spiritual dead end? Isn't it true that mere things can never make us happy? Why, no, says James B. Twitchell, in a sequel of sorts to his popular Adcult USA. We are what we buy, says Twitchell, and we like what we buy. After food and shelter, the next step in the needs hierarchy is self-actualization--and in contemporary society, what better way to self-actualize than to co-opt the mojo of recognizable name brands? The semiotics of purchase are important, he argues: durable goods make us comfortable, provide us with a sense of security in an age when religion no longer works the way it was designed to. The new high priests are celebrities who hawk basketball shoes, cars, telecommunications infrastructures, Carnival cruises, cosmetics, nicotine patches, and medications. Shopping, in this sense, may even be the ultimate act of self-identification with the divine principle. Radical though it may be, the hypothesis of Lead Us into Temptation is strongly supported by the evidence. Never before has the science of selling been so well understood, the market's ability to measure consumer satisfaction so complete. Read Twitchell and weep--or better yet, go shopping. --Patrizia DiLucchio -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

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The author sets out to debunk the widely held belief that Americans are the hapless victims of advertising demons. Twitchell's thesis is that once our basic physical needs are met, all other needs are cultural, and in the past 30 years lower economic classes have had access to objects previously available only to the wealthy. Although an academic himself, he blames the academic world for promoting the widely accepted view that consumers are led around by the nose and are powerless to resist the temptations of commercialism. At the same time, he acknowledges that a materialistic culture has many problems, including the overindulging of children and the encouraging of reckless behavior with debt. Nevertheless, we have not been led astray but have willingly become a consumer culture, a system presided over by marketers who deliver the goods. Twitchell sees this as an outgrowth of democracy and asks readers to reflect on why it is that we as a society deny our materialism that is so obvious. Although controversial, this book is a good read. Mary Whaley -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

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First, it was quite obvious that the author has some sort of animus against non-materialism, since he seems to glory in taking gratuitous chops at environmentalists, the voluntary simplicity movement, and pretty much anyone who doesn't agree with him. I was thoroughly sick of it by the end of the first chapter.

Second, he does not back up many of his assertions, despite a plethora of footnotes. For instance, he asserts that kitchens have gotten smaller in the last few decades (seemingly as a way of proving that we eat more take out and less home cooked food), without stating whether he means suburban or urban kitchens, new construction or remodelling, apartment, condo or detached kitchens...you get the picture. There are similarly unsupported assertions about trash disposal, landfills, and teenage buying patterns.

Finally, it was *dull*. The only parts that were even vaguely entertaining were the last few chapters, when the polemics were replaced by personal reporting of his trip to a mall. I learned very little about American materialism, and far more than I wished about the author's political biases.

A huge disappointment.

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I first must take issue with a previous review. There is nothing remotely complex about the language Twitchell uses - certainly nothing that would require anyone with a basic vocabulary to need a dictionary. On the contrary, I found that Twitchell is often quite amusing and there were even times I laughed out loud at his astute observations and the entertaining way he presents them. Having said that, I did find one thing slightly irritating - the use of extensive footnotes that could easily have been included in the text without forcing the reader to jump around. Still, that doesn't detract from the important ideas Twitchell presents. You will never look at the world (and particularly the world of adverised products) the same way after reading this. This book, however, goes far beyond merely addressing products and how they are advertised. It addresses the psychology of "meaning" that is fundamental to how each of us construct our innner and outer world. It was given to me as a gift by a friend. I intend to buy several copies and give them to my own friends. I highly recommend it to anyone even if they are not interested in advertising per se. After reading "Lead us Into Temptation" they will be.
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Based on the rejection of the "hypodermic" theory of advertising, the idea that we are not hapless victims is something most students of media will here about. Propaganda is not as powerful as we believe, but our own desire to buy is very powerful. His views on the negativity of our consumerism are what make him and his work so different.
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