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  1. The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is a treatise of economics and sociology, and a critique of conspicuous consumption as a function of social class and of consumerism, which are social activities derived from the social stratification of people and the division of labor ...

  2. upper-class occupations may be roughly comprised under government, warfare, reli-gious observances, and sports. At an earlier, but not the earliest, stage of barbarism, the leisure class is found in a less differentiated form. Neither the class distinctions nor the distinctions between leisure-class occupations are so minute and intricate.

  3. A classic work of economic and social criticism that exposes the hollowness of many of our canons of taste, education, dress, and culture. Veblen argues that the leisure class sets the standards followed by every level of society and that conspicuous consumption is a mark of prestige.

  4. 28 de may. de 2009 · In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production...

  5. 1 de mar. de 1997 · The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

  6. The Theory of the Leisure Class. In Veblen's first and best-known work, he challenges some of society's most cherished standards of behavior and with devastating wit and satire...

  7. 1 de feb. de 1994 · A classic of sociology and economics, originally published in 1899 With exquisite irony, Veblen, the "best critic of America that America has produced" (C. Wright Mills), lays bare the...