Browsing Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Bennett, Jeffrey S."
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Consumer holiday structure: an analysis of Christian holiday patterns and consumer ritual practice in America
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-01-20)This thesis explores the rituals that reinforce American capitalist consumerism, specifically focusing on the Christian holiday calendar structure. Major Christian holidays are viewed as complex sets and repeated patterns, ...