Embarrassment of Product Choices 2

Content: Cover
 Half-Title Page
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 Introduction: The So-called Consumer Society
 I.1. A Few Overused Terms
 I.2. Suitability for Use
 I.3. Needs
 I.4. Design
 I.5. Durability
 I.6. Environment, eco-friendliness
 I.7. Ergonomics
 I.8. Reliability
 I.9. Function
 I.9.1. Use functions
 I.10. Quality
 I.11. Use value
 I.12. Utility
 I.13. Connected devices and home automation
 I.13.1. Particular sensitivity
 I.13.2. Those from the users-operators
 I.13.3. The status of the users in their homes
 I.13.4. The Illusion of artificial intelligence I.13.5. The Dangers for usersI.13.6. Smart but threatening objects
 I.13.7. Emotions
 I.13.8. Difficulties
 I.14. Self-driving cars
 I.15. Robots
 I.15.1. Robotics
 1: Understanding the Economic World
 1.1. A consumer society pushed to its limits
 1.1.1. A faltering economic system
 1.1.2. An economic shock for consumers?
 1.1.3. Making what sells, to sell
 1.1.4. The production society
 1.1.5. The commodification of the world: finance
 1.1.6. Globalization
 1.1.7. GDP: no longer the right indicator
 1.2. Economic and political approach
 1.2.1. The act of consumption 1.2.2. The act of purchasing1.2.3. The economic act
 1.2.4. The political act
 1.2.5. Greenwashing
 1.2.6. Buying: a way to have fun
 1.2.7. Economic theories
 1.2.8. Modes of consumption
 1.2.9. Supply and demand
 1.2.10. Purchasing power
 1.3. Desirable development
 2: Cultural Approach
 2.1. Cultural facts
 2.1.1. The culture of choice: choices as a cultural fact
 2.1.2. Cultural choices
 2.1.3. Cultural diversity
 2.1.4. Objects as signals, ostentations
 2.1.5. Groupthink, fashion and social evidence
 2.1.6. Socio-culture
 2.1.7. Trends and behaviors
 2.2. The desire for products 2.3. The image society and the virtual society2.3.1. The image society
 2.3.2. the virtual society
 2.4. Qualities of life
 2.4.1. Well-being with products
 2.4.2. Ways of life
 2.4.3. Lifestyles
 2.4.4. Standards of living
 2.4.5. Over-consumption
 3. What Information Do We Need to Pick the Right Product?
 3.1. Choice of products
 3.1.1. The problem with choice
 3.1.2. The process of choice
 3.1.3. The frustration of choice
 3.2. What is usage?
 3.2.1. The problem with usage
 3.2.2. The field of use
 3.3. The indispensable: usage and environmental factors
 3.3.1. Usage qualities 3.3.2. Environmental qualities3.4. Evaluating the usage requirements and performances for choice
 3.4.1. The analysis of usage/the criteria of Evaluation
 3.4.2. How to evaluate usage qualities
 3.4.3. The price and cost of usage
 3.4.4. Habitual suitability
 3.5. Proposals for product information
 3.5.1. Conditions and information requirements on products
 3.5.2. Proposal of product information systems: dust removal method study
 3.5.3. Information in the instructions for use
 3.5.4. Proposals for distributors and major buyers
 3.5.5. Information systems for users