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rubbish theory  

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  • Rubbish theory was introduced in 1979 by British social scientist Michael Thompson. It is a body of thought that addresses how the value of material objects is socially constructed and deconstructed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Rubbish Theory]

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