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Diderot effect: a standalone construct

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Material culture studies

the pressure, after acquiring one new good, to replace related possessions so that the set stays culturally consistent.

In material culture studies, Diderot effect refers to the pressure, after acquiring one new good, to replace related possessions so that the set stays culturally consistent. This meaning comes from Mccracken (1990) in Culture and Consumption.[1]

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References

Mccracken, G. (1990). Culture and Consumption. Indiana University Press. https://doi.org/10.2979/1450.0

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