
The Theory of the Leisure Class
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The Theory of the Leisure Class Study Guide by BookRags.com, consists of approx. 43 pages of summaries and analysis on The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen.This comprehensive study guide includes the following sections written by BookRags.com: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, and Topics for Discussion.
Chapters (15)
- THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS
- Chapter One ~~ Introductory
- Chapter Two ~~ Pecuniary Emulation
- Chapter Three ~~ Conspicuous Leisure
- Chapter Four ~~ Conspicuous Consumption
- Chapter Five ~~ The Pecuniary Standard of Living
- Chapter Six ~~ Pecuniary Canons of Taste
- Chapter Seven ~~ Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
- Chapter Eight ~~ Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
- Chapter Nine ~~ The Conservation of Archaic Traits
- Chapter Ten ~~ Modern Survivals of Prowess
- Chapter Eleven ~~ The Belief in Luck
- Chapter Twelve ~~ Devout Observances
- Chapter Thirteen ~~ Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests
- Chapter Fourteen ~~ The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
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