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Why on earth did I buy that? A study of regretted appliance purchases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
If targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thereby tackle climate change are to be achieved, it will be necessary to reduce both embodied energy costs (e.g.
Hope, A., Roberts, T., Skelton, A.
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NEW TRENDS IN CONSUMPTION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. SOCIOLOGICAL REFLECTION

open access: yesRozprawy Społeczne, 2019
The aim of the article is to characterize the most common tendencies that occur in consumption in contemporary society, which is part of the research area of consumption sociology.
Olga Filipiak
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Fundamental Attributes of the Theory of Consumption in the Work of Jean Baudrillard, Pierre Bourdieu, and George Ritzer

open access: yesRevija za Sociologiju, 2016
The paper presents elements of the theories of J. Baudrillard, P. Bourdieu, and G. Ritzer that are relevant for the context of the development of social thought on the phenomenon of consumption.
Sanja Stanić
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Individualism, Environmentalism and Social Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Market logic encourages the idea everything can be bought and sold, and in effect creates an individualized society. This individualization affects consumption habits, environmental action, and social change.
Chelstowski, Alex
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Effects of internal cooling on physical performance, physiological and perceptional parameters when exercising in the heat: A systematic review with meta-analyses

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2023
Background: An elevated core temperature (Tcore) increases the risk of performance impairments and heat-related illness. Internal cooling (IC) has the potential to lower Tcore when exercising in the heat.
Juliane Heydenreich   +21 more
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Robust, Recognizable and Legitimate: Strengthening India's Appliance Efficiency Standards and Labels Through Greater Civil Society Involvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Residential use accounts for 14 percent of global energy consumption. Appliance standards alone could achieve 17 percent energy reductions in the residential sector.
Bharath Jairaj   +2 more
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Consumer behaviour and lifestyle patterns of Hungarian students in view of environmental awareness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The aim of this paper is to describe the consumer behaviour and everyday lifestyle patterns of Hungarian university and college students. The results are gained from an international survey, carried out by the Department of Environmental Economics and ...
Marjainé Szerényi, Zsuzsanna   +2 more
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Sustainability of energy management of transport sector in Hungary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The high ratio of road transportation in CO2 emission caused by humanity made the research of relation between the road transportation and climate change reasonable.
Kosztyó, Ágnes   +2 more
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CONSUMPTION AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON

open access: yesВісник НЮУ імені Ярослава Мудрого: Серія: Філософія, філософія права, політологія, соціологія, 2019
Formulation of the problem. In the processes of socio-cultural dynamics of modern society, a significant role is played by the consumption process, which is not only a marker of the development of society because it creates new semantic connections and ...
Світлана Вікторівна Куцепал
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USING CHILDREN TO SELL: CHILDHOOD AND ADVERTISING OF CONSUMER MAGAZINES

open access: yesReflexão & Ação, 2010
In the present society, also identified as a "consumer society" (Bauman, 2008), people, irrespective of gender, age, social and financial conditions, are all called for consumption. In this article we turn to the childhood and approached one of the faces
Paula Deporte Andrade   +1 more
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