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Sociology of Drug Consumption

Research on Addiction, 2004
In this article which is a review of sociological ideas and studies of drug abusers in social situation, drug addiction steps (particularly alcohol, heroin and cocaine consumption) are revised and some explanations are made.

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Nostalgic Consumption: Sociological Analysis [PDF]

Журнал институциональных исследований, 2016
The presented paper focuses on the phenomena of «commercialization of nostalgia» which is defined as the use of Soviet attributes, symbols and artefacts in promotion and branding of contemporary market goods. What can be evident for any observer and what
Kusimova Tamara, B., Shmidt Maya, A.
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Sociological Ambivalence and Funeral Consumption [PDF]

Sociology, 2014
This article builds on Hillcoat-Nallétamby and Phillips’ (2011) conceptualization of sociological ambivalence within the relational framework to examine a particular consumption practice, the funeral. We develop understanding of social, cultural and relational issues that arise from the experience associated with funeral-arranging.
Szmigin, Isabelle, Canning, Louise
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Understanding halal food production and consumption in 'the West'. Beyond dominant narratives

Cambio, 2020
In recent decades, the visibility of halal food has become a highly emotive and controversial social practice, with halal meat in particular being seen as an indicator of the growing presence of Islam and what are seen to be ‘barbaric’ Muslim food ...
John Lever
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BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CONSUMPTION IN SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES [PDF]

Academy Review
This article presents a bibliometric analysis of academic studies on consumption from 1975 to the present. The study was undertaken to identify trends in consumption publications, understand networks, and outline future research directions.
Hayrettin Zengin, Yaşar Suveren
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Sociology of Alcohol Consumption – In Search of a Theory

Revija za Sociologiju, 2022
Alcohol consumption takes place in society and because of society. The “social” aspect of this phenomenon gives a meaning that manifests itself in the framework of interaction.
Erik Brezovec
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The Domestication of Luxury in Social Theory

Social Change Review, 2012
During the establishment of modern society, luxury consumption played an important role as a symbolic reference for status comparison across class boundaries.
Schrage Dominik
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RETRACTED: Engaging the citizen in the circular economy: Transcending the passive consumer role

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
The transition to a resource-efficient and effective circular economy (CE) requires the active engagement of all societal and economic actors, including business, civic society, and political actors.
Leonidas Milios
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The Evolution of Sociological Approaches Towards Conceptualizing Consumption in Western Sociology

Социологический журнал
The second half of the 20th century saw multiple directions of consumer research emerge in sociology, including a cultural turn, a material turn, a practical turn, a turn towards sustainability, and a digital turn.
Zoya V. Kotelnikova
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Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
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