The objects of affection semiotics and consumer culture /
Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933-
The objects of affection semiotics and consumer culture / [electronic resource] : Arthur Asa Berger. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xiii, 198 p. - Semiotics and popular culture studies . - Semiotics and popular culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Semiotic theory -- pt. 2. Semiotic applications.
'A fascinating investigation that explains semiotics, the science of signs, and shows how it can help us understand the way marketing and advertising shape our behavior as consumers and the way we use brands to help create our public identities. Semiotics deals with the messages we are always sending about ourselves by the clothes we wear, our facial expressions, our body language, and the objects we purchase. It also helps us learn how to interpret the messages that others are always sending to us. The book also analyzes a number of the "objects of our affection" such as toasters, teddy bears, hamburgers and computers. In the appendix, there are a number of learning games and activities that involve using semiotics to better understand consumer culture"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Semiotics--Social aspects.
Semiotics--Psychological aspects.
Consumer behavior.
Material culture.
Object (Aesthetics)
Culture--Semiotic models.
Language and culture.
Electronic books.
P99.4.S62 / B47 2010
302.2
The objects of affection semiotics and consumer culture / [electronic resource] : Arthur Asa Berger. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xiii, 198 p. - Semiotics and popular culture studies . - Semiotics and popular culture. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Semiotic theory -- pt. 2. Semiotic applications.
'A fascinating investigation that explains semiotics, the science of signs, and shows how it can help us understand the way marketing and advertising shape our behavior as consumers and the way we use brands to help create our public identities. Semiotics deals with the messages we are always sending about ourselves by the clothes we wear, our facial expressions, our body language, and the objects we purchase. It also helps us learn how to interpret the messages that others are always sending to us. The book also analyzes a number of the "objects of our affection" such as toasters, teddy bears, hamburgers and computers. In the appendix, there are a number of learning games and activities that involve using semiotics to better understand consumer culture"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Semiotics--Social aspects.
Semiotics--Psychological aspects.
Consumer behavior.
Material culture.
Object (Aesthetics)
Culture--Semiotic models.
Language and culture.
Electronic books.
P99.4.S62 / B47 2010
302.2