Ethical Consumption: A Realist Approach (Routledge Studies in Critical Realism)

By: Yana Manyukhina

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Synopsis: This book engages with the topic of ethical consumption and applies a critical-realist approach to explore the process of becoming and being an ethical consumer. By integrating Margaret Archer’s theory of identity formation and Christian Coff’s work on food ethics, it develops a theoretical account explicating the generative mechanism that gives rise to ethical consumer practices and identities. The second part of the book presents the findings from a qualitative study with self-perceived ethical food consumers to demonstrate the fit between the proposed theoretical mechanism and the actual experiences of ethically committed consumers. Through integrating agency-focused and socio-centric perspectives on consumer behaviour, the book develops a more comprehensive and balanced approach to conceptualising and studying consumption processes and phenomena.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781351716451
Related ISBNs:: 9781315179476, 9781138895539, 9781138895539
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/29/19
Copyrighted By:: Yana Manyukhina
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.