Conspicuous expression

Conspicuous expression or performative consumption are terms used to describe the act of doing something for the primary purpose of having someone see you do it. ^[1]

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1. 7 relations: Commodity fetishism, Conspicuous consumption, Conspicuous leisure, Cool (aesthetic), Embeddedness, Hipster (contemporary subculture), Performativity.

Commodity fetishism

In Marxist philosophy, the term commodity fetishism describes the economic relationships of production and exchange as being social relationships that exist among things (money and merchandise) and not as relationships that exist among people.

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Conspicuous consumption

In sociology and in economics, the term conspicuous consumption describes and explains the consumer practice of buying and using goods of a higher quality, price, or in greater quantity than practical.

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Conspicuous leisure

Conspicuous leisure is a concept introduced by the American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899).

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Cool (aesthetic)

Coolness, or being cool, is an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance, and style that is generally admired.

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Embeddedness

In economics and economic sociology, embeddedness refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions.

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Hipster (contemporary subculture)

The 21st-century hipster is a subculture (sometimes called hipsterism).

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Performativity

Performativity is the concept that language can function as a form of social action and have the effect of change.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_expression

Also known as Performative consumption.

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