Discuss the appeal of ‘luxury’ consumption: How do factors of class and taste inform such consumption?
In this essay you should write about neo-liberalism and wealth/taste/distinction (where people with ‘better’ material things are seen as of ‘better’/higher class status.
One can also consider the idea that more expensive options are more ethical, because they do not rely (supposedly) on exploitation in production/distribution.
and lastly write about how the value of celebrities add to ‘luxury’ brands. please use a sociology theory such as Veblen’s notion of ‘conspicuous’ consumption and Bourdieu’s writings about taste and many other more theorist.
Discuss the appeal of ‘luxury’ consumption and how do factors of class and taste inform such consumption?
