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The mediatization of ethical consumption

MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, 2013
Over the years, mediatization studies have investigated the influence of media in numerous sections of contemporary society. One area that has received limited attention is the mediatization of consumption, particularly issues concerning ethical ...
Mikkel Fugl Eskjær
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NEW TRENDS IN CONSUMPTION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. SOCIOLOGICAL REFLECTION

Rozprawy 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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Girls and the Media: Girlhood Studies Agenda and Prospects in Italy [PDF]

, 2017
Within the Italian context, girlhood studies can hardly be considered a specific field: adolescence and gender construction in Italy have historically been investigated by sociology and psychology, although, in recent years, media studies have also ...
Romana Ando'
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Musical preferences and technologies: Contemporary material and symbolic distinctions criticised [PDF]

, 2015
Today how individuals interact with various cultural items is not perfectly consistent with theoretical frameworks of influential scholars on cultural consumption, such as Bourdieu (1984), Gans (1999), and Peterson and Simkus (1992).
Adrian Leguina, Bull M, Crisell A, French-Davis R, Frith S, Gans HJ, Gayo M, Gonzalez JP, Karmy E, Lebaron F, Paul Widdop, Peterson RA, Pinch T, R Core Team, Sara Arancibia-Carvajal, Van Dijk JAGM, Warde A   +16 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Distinction, Consumption and Social Classes: Elements for a Cinematografic Consumption Practice’s Sociology [PDF]

, 2013
El presente texto se aboca a la construcción de herramientas teóricas para el abordaje del cine como práctica social, específicamente en lo referido a la dimensión del consumo.
Assusa, Gonzalo
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The sociology of pharmaceuticals: progress and prospects [PDF]

This paper takes a critical look at progress and prospects regarding the sociology of pharmaceuticals over the years. Key themes examined include: (i) medicalisation and pharmaceuticalisation; (ii) regulation; (iii) consumption and consumerism; (iv ...
Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Abraham, Academy of Medical Sciences, Biehl, Blech, British Medical Association, Brown, Brown, Brown, Buroway, Busfield, Busfield, Busfield, Clarke, Conrad, Conrad, Conrad, Conrad, Conrad, Conrad, Cooperstock, Department of Trade, Dunnell, Ettorre, Fox, Fox, Fox, Freidson, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Gabe, Harding, Healy, Hedgecoe, Helman, Hibbert, House of Commons Health Committee, Illich, Kelleher, Law, Lexchin, Martin, Miah, Mills, Morgan, Moynihan, Moynihan, Moynihan, Nelkin, Novas, Petryna, Phillips, Rief, Rose, Shah, Sneddon, Taylor, Tiefer, Zola   +69 more
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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Reproductions, cultural capital and museums: aspects of the culture of copies

Museum & Society, 2015
The concept of cultural capital is well known in museum studies from pioneering visitor research conducted and reported by Pierre Bourdieu in the 1960s.
Gordon Fyfe
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
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