GUEST ROOM ANALYSIS USING A SEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH / GÖSTERGEBİLİMSEL BİR YAKLAŞIMLA MİSAFİR ODASI ANALİZİ
This article aims to study the “conspicuous consumption”, regarded as a higher consumption norm, the “living room” in the houses as a space under current circumstances and the objects used in this space with a scientific approach. Living rooms are the most suitable places for showing off. When co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cyprus International University
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Folklor/Edebiyat |
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| Online Access: | http://www.folkloredebiyat.org/Makaleler/403273860_fe-91-6.pdf |
| Summary: | This article aims to study the “conspicuous consumption”, regarded as a higher consumption
norm, the “living room” in the houses as a space under current circumstances and
the objects used in this space with a scientific approach. Living rooms are the most suitable
places for showing off. When compared to the other parts of the house, these places are
observed to be flashier. “Conspicuous consumption” –studied by Thorstein Veblen in 1899-
appears mostly in the living rooms. The objects in the living rooms function as a descriptive
tool themselves. They are relatively more expensive and they can be regarded as the monetary
measure for the prestige. Living rooms demonstrate the social statutes. While they are
present in every stratum of the society, they also vary according to the socio-economic level.
Living rooms and the objects in these rooms are used as symbols in the application part of
the study. They are analyzed in a semiotic plane using Roland Barthes symbol technique. The
living rooms varying according to the socio-economic level are tools and significant symbols
reflecting the economic strata and statue difference in Erzurum |
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| ISSN: | 1300-7491 1300-7491 |