Fashion, Sociology of
(2015) p.835-839- Abstract
Fashion is a social phenomenon par excellence. A simple sociological definition of fashion is 'being first with the latest.' Its underlying principle is revealed in the link between the modus derivatives and the term 'modern,' with its original meaning of 'now' or 'for today.' Fashion revolves around imitation and diffusion, and it applies to all domains of social life, though most of the research is on garments. The field of fashion has been neglected, but since the mid-1990s, it has attracted sociologists studying production of fashion, identity, and the body in relation to fashion. What is lacking is theory development.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/36dea3a0-b7c6-42f5-a828-32bf1f9a5d88
- author
- Sellerberg, Ann-Mari LU and Patrik, Aspers
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015-03-26
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Class, Diffusion, Fad, Garment, Gender, Identity, Innovation, Mode, Modernity, Style, Trend
- host publication
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
- pages
- 5 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85043438698
- ISBN
- 9780080970875
- 9780080970868
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.32059-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 36dea3a0-b7c6-42f5-a828-32bf1f9a5d88
- date added to LUP
- 2018-03-23 13:41:03
- date last changed
- 2024-07-22 14:36:06
@inbook{36dea3a0-b7c6-42f5-a828-32bf1f9a5d88, abstract = {{<p>Fashion is a social phenomenon par excellence. A simple sociological definition of fashion is 'being first with the latest.' Its underlying principle is revealed in the link between the modus derivatives and the term 'modern,' with its original meaning of 'now' or 'for today.' Fashion revolves around imitation and diffusion, and it applies to all domains of social life, though most of the research is on garments. The field of fashion has been neglected, but since the mid-1990s, it has attracted sociologists studying production of fashion, identity, and the body in relation to fashion. What is lacking is theory development.</p>}}, author = {{Sellerberg, Ann-Mari and Patrik, Aspers}}, booktitle = {{International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition}}, isbn = {{9780080970875}}, keywords = {{Class; Diffusion; Fad; Garment; Gender; Identity; Innovation; Mode; Modernity; Style; Trend}}, language = {{eng}}, month = {{03}}, pages = {{835--839}}, publisher = {{Elsevier}}, title = {{Fashion, Sociology of}}, url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.32059-1}}, doi = {{10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.32059-1}}, year = {{2015}}, }