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The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton's ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer

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The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton's ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer

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Consumption has become one of the most important determinants of social status, together with the Post-Modern society, which is also called the "age of mass consumption". This increase in consumption has also caused the discussion of the sustainability of the economy and natural resources to gain importance. It has resulted in the importance of marketing, which takes consumption as a direct research object. The existence of studies that interpret marketing science as a synthesis of the basic social sciences, economy, philosophy, sociology, and anthropology, also shows this importance. In order for this process to be conducted more accurately, the approaches in the social sciences mentioned above should be discussed in the context of marketing. In this study, which was conducted for this purpose, the post-modern consumption phenomenon was discussed in the context of marketing with Alain de Botton's theory of Status Anxiety. In this study, first of all, status, snobbery, and envy phenomena were examined within the framework of Status Anxiety. Thus, the positions of these concepts in the post-modern consumption phenomenon were determined. Finally, a synthesis was put forward in the discussion and conclusion section together with these literature reviews. In this context, the implications for marketing in Botton's approach were compiled, and the solution proposals were criticized. As a result, the existence of a consumer who wants unlimited consumption leaves sustainability problems unsolved. In this context, consumers need to develop a consumption philosophy through alternative economic systems. In this study, deficiencies in Botton's theory were identified, and non-economized post-materialism and minimalism were presented as solutions.

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Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

30 Ağustos 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ağustos 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Aralık 2022

Kabul Tarihi

3 Haziran 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Karabıyık, H. Ç., & Elgün, M. N. (2023). The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 11(2), 436-448. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1219722
AMA
1.Karabıyık HÇ, Elgün MN. The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2023;11(2):436-448. doi:10.18506/anemon.1219722
Chicago
Karabıyık, Hüseyin Çağatay, ve Mahmut Nevfel Elgün. 2023. “The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 11 (2): 436-48. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1219722.
EndNote
Karabıyık HÇ, Elgün MN (01 Ağustos 2023) The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 11 2 436–448.
IEEE
[1]H. Ç. Karabıyık ve M. N. Elgün, “The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer”, Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 11, sy 2, ss. 436–448, Ağu. 2023, doi: 10.18506/anemon.1219722.
ISNAD
Karabıyık, Hüseyin Çağatay - Elgün, Mahmut Nevfel. “The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 11/2 (01 Ağustos 2023): 436-448. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1219722.
JAMA
1.Karabıyık HÇ, Elgün MN. The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2023;11:436–448.
MLA
Karabıyık, Hüseyin Çağatay, ve Mahmut Nevfel Elgün. “The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 11, sy 2, Ağustos 2023, ss. 436-48, doi:10.18506/anemon.1219722.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Çağatay Karabıyık, Mahmut Nevfel Elgün. The Status of Consumption and Consuming the Status: A Theoretical Discussion on Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety’ in the Context of Post-Modern Consumer. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 01 Ağustos 2023;11(2):436-48. doi:10.18506/anemon.1219722

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