Modernization of Consumption Patterns of the Middle and Lower Classes in Germany between World War I and World War II

Some sociologists have argued that German society was dominated by a traditional sector until the 1950s whose members held premodern values & social orientations & worked under pre- or early industrial conditions. The opposite is argued here, ie, that modernization of individual behavior &am...

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Published inZeitschrift für Soziologie Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 400 - 410
Main Author Spree, Reinhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published 01.10.1985
Subjects
Consumers
Germany
Industrialization
Modernization
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Summary:Some sociologists have argued that German society was dominated by a traditional sector until the 1950s whose members held premodern values & social orientations & worked under pre- or early industrial conditions. The opposite is argued here, ie, that modernization of individual behavior & thought, especially regarding social & individual reproduction, was common to most of the German population before WWII. Fertility figures & income elasticity regarding demand for so-called tertiary goods (eg, education & health services), differentiated by occupation groups & income classes, are presented & discussed as indicators. 5 Tables. Modified HA
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ISSN:0340-1804