‘Hand-me-down’ Childrenswear and the Middle-class Economy of Nearly New Sales

Emma Waight

‘Hand-me-down’ Childrenswear and the Middle-class Economy of Nearly New Sales

Emma Waight

School of Art and Design

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Technological innovation, societal changes and the rise of consumer culture are all considered responsible for a society structured more around the individual, than the community (Hovland and Wolburg 2010). In Western societies, the contemporary consumer is more likely to rely on supermarkets or online shopping to fulfil their basic needs (and consumer desires) as opposed to their local family and neighbours, who historically would have relied on one another to assist in family provisioning and care work, particularly in times of austerity (Putnam 2000). As stated by Lunt and Livingstone (1992: 149):

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sharing Economies in Times of Crisis
Subtitle of host publication	Practices, Politics and Possibilities
Editors	Anthony Ince, Sarah Marie Hall
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	7
Pages	96-109
Number of pages	14
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317337706
ISBN (Print)	9781138959415
Publication status	Published - 5 Sep 2017

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Name	Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

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‘Hand-me-down’ Childrenswear and the Middle-class Economy of Nearly New Sales. / Waight, Emma.

Sharing Economies in Times of Crisis: Practices, Politics and Possibilities. ed. / Anthony Ince; Sarah Marie Hall. 1. ed. London : Routledge, 2017. p. 96-109 (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy).

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