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Introduction: Construction of class and lifestyle through the lens of critical discourse analysis (CDA)
1.1 The focus 3
1.2 CDA as a methodology: Discourse as language in use 10
1.3 CDA and hegemony: The ideological nature of consumption/lifestyle 17
1.4 CDA as a critical social science and critique of everyday life 19
1.5 Tools for analysis 22
1.6 Outline of the book 23