The other faces of the prosumer: a review of the foundational concepts of pro-am (professional amateur) and maker

The concept of prosumer, with four decades since it was coined by Alvin Toffler, has remained the most prevalent conceptual term in studies on consumption-production; however, different concepts that add nuance to the idea of prosumer have been appearing throughout, at least, two decades. Thus, the...

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Autor: González Reyes, Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Comunicación y Sociedad
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/8072
Acceso en línea:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e8072
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pro-am
Maker
Amateurs
Prosumer
Prosumition
Prosumidor
Prosumisión
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Sumario:The concept of prosumer, with four decades since it was coined by Alvin Toffler, has remained the most prevalent conceptual term in studies on consumption-production; however, different concepts that add nuance to the idea of prosumer have been appearing throughout, at least, two decades. Thus, the objective of this work is to carry out a review of the heuristic elements of two relevant, and considered foundational, concepts in this area, to extend the terminological range in this field of studies: the pro-am and maker concepts.