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Analysis Of The System Of Baudrillard's Consumption Society

Posted on:2012-04-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2189330335468398Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Jean Bardrillard is one of the well-known contemporary French sociologist and philosopher in the world.He made analysis and diagnose in Consumer Society.he figures out that consumption sign has the social significance and virtually makes identity construction.After 1980's,Bardillard becomed a worldwide outstanding theorist due to his postmodernism discourse,he insight into the late capitalist society has changed from production-based society into a consumer-based society,Consumer-led man's social life,began criticism of consumer society.His theory represents the latest theoretical vision of contemporary cultural studies and research directions.I read Baudrillard's theory of consumer society systematically based on the book the main study is his consumer theory.There are three parts from the content.The first part:Introduced the background of the formation of Baudrillard's thoughts of Symbol consumption.Focusing on the four stages of the development all over his life after a btief introduction.The impact of the the various trends of thought decide works and the academic direction:As the times and writing rich,with distinct characteristics of interdisciplinary, many scholars such as Saussure.Roland Barthes.Henri Lefebvre provide rich thoughts resources to hisThe second part:Mainly discussed the contents of the Baudrillard's thoughts of Symbol consumption.In the first.formulated the formation of the Baudrillard's thoughts of consumption basing on reading:discussed his theories of Objects-Symbol.consumer society.symbol logic,etc.In the second,expressing the critical core of the Baudrillard's thoughts of Symbol consumption.The third paitrThis article analysises from its theory's rationality and the limited.The rationality is:The Baudrillard rethinked the consumer issues from sumbolic point and pointed out the mark society has created people's consumer behavior.The limitation is he neglected the existence of the main consume.and tendency of technical pessimism.Therefore.theory will help us to grasp the contemporary the time and cany on the resonsideration to it.Therefore.Baudrillad's theory of consumer research will help us to grasp the contemporary the time characteristic and carry on the resonsideration to it.
Keywords/Search Tags:Jean Bardillard, Consumption society, Symbol consumption
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