Conspicuous leisure
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Conspicuous leisure is a concept introduced by the American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class. Conspicuous or visible leisure is engaged in for the sake of
Idleness, by John William Godward, c. 1900
Thorstein Veblen
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Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism. In his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen
Conspicuous leisure
…Conspicuous leisure is a concept introduced by the American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). Conspicuous or visible leisure is engaged in for the sake of displaying and attaining social status. The…
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The Thorstein Veblen Farmstead in 2014