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Sociology and Food Consumption
British Food Journal, 1989The important links between sociology, anthropology and the food industry are discussed in some detail. Lifestyles have seen many changes over the post‐war years, and these are reflected in numerous ways in consumption habits. Academic sociology, it is concluded, has much to offer food researchers, and they will ignore this at their peril.
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Toward a Sociology of Consumption
Journal of Consumer Research, 1976The study of some psychological processes has become the main focus of consumer research; consequently, there has been a tendency to overlook the societal context in which consumers operate. The Authors focus on several characteristics of societies which affect individual consumers, and suggest new research directions which delineate the domain of a ...
Nicosia, Francesco M, Mayer, Robert N
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A sociological perspective of consumption morality
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 2007Abstract This paper considers how a sociological perspective of morality can inform understandings of consumption. In light of recent research that identifies moral forms of consumption practice at a socio‐cultural level (e.g. ‘ethical consumers’ and ‘voluntary simplifiers’) it is apparent that an important relationship between consumption, society ...
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Uses of Sociology in Studying “Consumption” Behavior
Journal of Marketing, 1964Although there has been a growth in the amount of social science dealing with consumers, for the most part sociologists have not been concerned with the study of the AGGREGATE behavior of consumers. Here is a discussion of some of the ways that sociological theories and methods may contribute toward the prediction and explanation of ...
Charles Y. Glock, Francesco M. Nicosia
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Sociology of consumption, leisure, and lifestyle
2023This chapter provides an overview of the major social scientific strands of theorizing about consumption. We distinguish (1) the individualist tradition prevalent in social-psychological and economic approaches to consumption, but also in the more analytical realms of sociology, (2) the socio-cultural approach to consumption, strongly influenced by ...
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2017
During the second half of the twentieth century there was a rapid growth in the sub-discipline of the Sociology of Consumption. Consumption is now well established as a central topic for sociologists and others seeking to address a number of contemporary and pressing global issues, such as sustainability and health.
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During the second half of the twentieth century there was a rapid growth in the sub-discipline of the Sociology of Consumption. Consumption is now well established as a central topic for sociologists and others seeking to address a number of contemporary and pressing global issues, such as sustainability and health.
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