CONSUMER TRICKS AND STRATEGIES AMONG POLISH MIGRANTS IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
This paper examines practices and strategies of consumption among Polish migrants in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Bridging theoretical perspectives on postmodernism, transnationalism and consumer society, the author discusses extent to which consumerism among Polish migrants can be seen as their way...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwa AGH
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Humanistyczne AGH |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2020.19.4/human.2020.19.4.7.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper examines practices and strategies of consumption among Polish migrants in Belfast, Northern
Ireland. Bridging theoretical perspectives on postmodernism, transnationalism and consumer society, the
author discusses extent to which consumerism among Polish migrants can be seen as their way of integration
with the local community in Northern Ireland. Focusing on conspicuous and inconspicuous consumption, this
article explores the reasons why migrants take on the local consumption practices. Furthermore it examines
migrants’ attempts to increase their social status, and display wealth through their engagement in consumer
culture. Next, differences in Polish and local consumption patterns are teased out. Following this, the author
links consumerism among Polish migrants to their embeddedness in local, transnational and global spheres.
This research adopts 30 in-depth interviews. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-3364 2084-3364 |