TY - JOUR TI - The cultural role of the Malls AU - Frączkiewicz, Marta TI - The cultural role of the Malls AB - 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. VL - 2013 IS - Tom 41, Numer 4 PY - 2013 SN - 0083-4327 C1 - 2299-9558 SP - 335 EP - 342 DO - 10.4467/22999558.PE.13.031.1372 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-etnograficzne/artykul/the-cultural-role-of-the-malls KW - malls KW - shopping KW - mass culture KW - consumerism KW - amusement parks KW - entertainment KW - free time KW - recreation KW - leisure