Gender, Culture, and Consumer Behavior

"Highly Recommended. Much of what one can learn by studying consumer culture, and behaviors within it, can be found in this volume, which presents current research on an international scale. Editors Otnes and Tuncay-Zayer bring together the work of 30 contributors, who apply high-quality research and analysis to questions about gender as it pertains to consumption, entertainment and advertising media, and culture. ... An insightful literature review provides perspective on relevant scholarship; a glossary helps with inevitable jargon within well-written and accessible social-science-based essays. The editors targeted postsecondary students in gender studies, communication, advertising, and consumer behavior as well as general audiences, and all of these will find the studies quite worthwhile." -P. W. Laird, University of Colorado Denver, USA, inCHOICE

"Despite reports that we live in a post-gender society, gender remains a central organizing feature of identity. This collection reveals how gender can be understood as more than a simple "Mars vs. Venus" individual difference, or a biologically determined, hardwired phenomenon. Rather, gender is revealed as a basic cognitive construct, cultural category and ideological concern that influences the gamut of consumer behavior and marketing. The authors nicely balance key issues of culture, femininity, and masculinity with the concerns of feminism, ideology and politics. This book will be useful to readers less familiar with gender theory, as well as advanced researchers seeking an update on current trends on gender research in consumer behavior and marketing. " - Jonathan E. Schroeder, Communications, Rochester Institute of Technology, Editor of Consumption Markets & Culture

"This new volume focuses on a topic important to all of our lives and that relates to a number of disciplines (not just marketing), its contents include up-to-date examples of the concepts it discusses so students/readers can readily relate and apply the material. The authors include top international scholars who publish work in this area." - Joan Meyers-Levy, Marketing, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

"This book is a worthy successor to the path-breaking volume by Costa published nearly 20 years ago. Much has changed as indicated by developments such as Internet gender support forums, same-sex marriage laws, and the Saudi promise to allow women to drive in 2015. But clearly more is needed to end gender discrimination and achieve equal human rights. This provocative set of chapters will help shape an agenda for the next 20 years of research."- Russell Belk, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

"The authors cross cultures and genres in pursuit of gendered understanding of consumer behavior, demonstrating that gender is both an object and a subject, as constructed as it is constructing. They touch all the experiential bases – cognitive, emotional, sensual, ideological – in engaging fashion. From disciplinary evolution to contemporary marketing implications, the authors challenge our conceptions of gender. Scholars and practicing managers will find the insights in this volume well worth the reading." - John F. Sherry, Herrick Professor & Department Chair, Mendoza College, University of Notre Dame

"The global supply of authors is incredibly important, as many volumes of this sort are usually U.S. –centric or Western-centric." - Tina Lowrey, Marketing, University of Texas at San Antonio

"This is a timely, relevant contribution to our understanding of gender and consumer behavior. It provides a thoughtful review of the existing knowledge on the topic and extends an interesting field of enquiry. By combining an established research tradition with emergent issues, the book suggests interesting trajectories in consumer research. Each chapter combines sophisticated theory with a pleasurable and accessible reading. This book will be an important milestone for both academics and professionals, an essential reading for students in consumer behavior, a must in our personal library." - Stefania Borghini, Associate Professor of Marketing, Universita Bocconi, Italy