Ribbon Culture
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Ribbon Culture

Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Ribbon Culture

Charity, Compassion and Public Awareness

About this book

This book explores the history, meaning, and sociological implications of awareness campaigns, seeing them as personal displays of compassion in a culture where empathy is a by-word for authenticity. It also highlights how charities use awareness campaigns to reach their audience, and the transformation of charity into a commercial enterprise.

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Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780230549210
eBook ISBN
9780230583382

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Ribbon Wearing: Towards a Theoretical Framework
  6. 3 Flags and Poppies: Charity Tokens of the Early Twentieth Century
  7. 4 Ribbon Histories
  8. 5 Symbolic Uses of the Ribbon
  9. 6 'Showing Awareness' and the 1960s Counter-culture: Breaking Rules and Finding the Self
  10. 7 Worry as a Manifestation of Awareness: The Implications of 'Thinking Pink'
  11. 8 The Commercialisation of Charity and the Commodification of Compassion
  12. 9 Conclusion
  13. Appendix: Some Brief Notes on Methodology
  14. Notes
  15. References
  16. Index

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