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Shopping and the American Dream
ResumeDoes shopping define you? Beyond simple need, what leads you to shop? Do you seek fulfillment at your favorite pastoral farm stand? Dignity at Brooks Brothers? Democracy at Wall Mart?
Guests:
Sharon Zukin, professor of sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center and at Brooklyn College, where she holds an endowed chair. Her newest book is "Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture." She is also author of "The Culture of the Cities."
This program aired on December 12, 2003.