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The cultural role of the Malls
The cultural role of the Malls

Author(s): Marta Frączkiewicz
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: malls; shopping; mass culture; consumerism; amusement parks; entertainment; free time; recreation; leisure

Summary/Abstract: The author attempts to examine the cultural and charitable events which increasingly take place in malls instead of old towns or squares and considerably widen the function of such places. In her opinion, we can observe a transfer of social life from customary space to shopping centers. Providing an examples from Toruń the author presents the main cultural functions of malls as a practice of satisfying all potential clients’ needs under one roof.

  • Issue Year: 41/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 335–342
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English