Cinderella dreams : the allure of the lavish wedding

Cinderella dreams : the allure of the lavish wedding / Cele C. Otnes, Elizabeth H. Pleck.

A lavish wedding marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture - romantic love and excessive consumption. This work offers a look at the historical, social and psychological strains that come together to make it the most important cultural ritual in contemporary consumer culture.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otnes, Cele
Other Authors: Pleck, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Hafkin), 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Series:Life passages.
Subjects:
Weddings.
Weddings in popular culture.
Consumer behavior.
weddings (ceremonies)
REFERENCE > Weddings.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Consumer behavior
Weddings in popular culture
Weddings
Bruiloft.
Populaire cultuur.
Consumentengedrag.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:A lavish wedding marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture - romantic love and excessive consumption. This work offers a look at the historical, social and psychological strains that come together to make it the most important cultural ritual in contemporary consumer culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 384 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-363) and index.
ISBN:9780520937505
0520937503
1417508353
9781417508358
1597345393
9781597345392
1282359789
9781282359789
9786612359781
6612359781
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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