Consumer culture of the Russian society: myths and reality

Marmilova Marina Alekseevna

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Mass society creates consumer culture which is based on the program of consumption of benefits by all members of society. The consumer, leaning on available resources, fits into a framework of this cultural program. The consumer culture is a peculiar mechanism of people’s adaptation in society. In different countries the structure of consumer culture differs. In Russia, owing to historical conditions, the culture of consumption has the pronounced specifics.

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