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Australia, a consumptive society
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2016AbstractUntil the mid‐20th century, consumption, as tuberculosis was then known, was a major cause of illness and death in Australia. Unfortunately, since then, other so‐called consumptive diseases have emerged to supplant tuberculosis, namely, those related to the use of alcohol and tobacco, and overweight and obesity.Over the last 30 years, much ...
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Consumption in the Information Society
Russian Education & Society, 2010Use of new informational and communications technologies in Russia has been increasing in recent years, but Russia still remains behind many other countries in level of access. This is both a result of and a further contributor to Russia's economic backwardness.
V. M. Zherebin +2 more
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THE CONSUMPTIONAL DIMENSION OF AGEING IN SOCIETY
sj-economics scientific journal, 2018The aim of the article: The aim of this article is to present the impact of demographic change (with special regard to the ageing of the population) in Poland and its influence on buying decisions and market demand.Main conclusions: The assessment of seniors with regard to their attractiveness as new consumers, often leads to the foregone conclusion ...
KAROLINA BARBARA DOCZYK +1 more
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Consumption and the Critique of Society
2016In the task of critique the interpretive social sciences have grown timid. Attempts by professional social scientists to capture the zeitgeist, or to measure the social world as it is against how it might be, have become fewer. Nevertheless, there is a continuing concern with improving the quality of life for many different populations and groups ...
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Consumption disparities in information society
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2006PurposeThis article compares consumption differences between population groups in the fields of the traditional and new information and entertainment. The interest is to estimate to what extent traditional information and entertainment expenditure and expenditure on the new information technology display similar structural characteristics.Design ...
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Risk Society and Sustainable Consumption
RevCEDOUA, 2016Ao abordar a questão do consumo sob o viés do risco na sociedade moderna, fazendo interconexões entre as teorias dos sociológos Zigmund Bauman e Ulrich Bech, o presente artigo se propõe a ressaltar a complexidade dos problemas socioambientais gerados pelos atuais padrões insustentáveis de produção e consumo, bem como as limitações do Estado e do ...
Rubens Morato Leite, José, Pope, Kamila
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