Shopping as an Entertainment ExperienceShopping as an Entertainment Experience explores the ways in which shopping has become a significant entertainment feature in our daily lives. Dr. Mark H. Moss examines the department store, the mall, and the e-store to demonstrate how shopping is often the most common leisure experience that people indulge in to occupy themselves. |
Contents
Liminality Magic and the Pleasure of the Shopping Place | 1 |
Shopping Leisure and the Spectacle of Entertainment | 15 |
The Department Store | 31 |
The Mall | 45 |
The EStore | 59 |
Shopping As Entertainment Therapy | 71 |
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