Questions

so here are the question that i have fore Cohen. I will try to keep them as straight forward as possible.

1a) Ok, lets start off simple. What does Cohen mean by the Citizen Consumer, The purchaser consumer, and the purchaser as citizen? These "consumer ideologies" play a major role throughout A Consumers' Republic, does Cohen always present these differing identities as always antagonistic toward each other? Or can there be some reconciliation?
1b) Does Cohen rely too heavily on economic factors (is this book just a story of economic determinism)? how is it? or how is it not?

2a) When Cohen describes women and their participation in a consuming republic how are they presented? Does Cohen's adherence to consumer motivation end up reaffirming gender norms? (Might be a good idea to discuss what these gender norms are and how they change as well)
2b) Do you buy Cohen's consumer motivation for the actions of African Americans and for Women? Is it easier to believe for one of these groups than the other?

3) The source question. So, who is talking in this narrative? As in, who are the historical actors that move the story forward? What sources are used in order to construct this narrative?

That's it for now, see everyone tomorrow.