Intentional Non-consumption for Sustainability: Consumer Resistance and/or Anti-Consumption?

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Intentional Non-consumption for Sustainability: Consumer Resistance and/or Anti-Consumption?

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Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the special issue theme by analysing intentional non-consumption through anti-consumption and consumer resistance lenses. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 16 in-depth interviews with women who intentionally practise non-consumption for sustainability were completed. Findings – Two major themes where identified: I versus them: the careless consumers, and The objective/subjective dialectic in mundane practices. Originality/value – While it is t...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2011

Creator

Cherrier, H / Black, I / Lee, Michael

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/11147

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Non-consumption / Sustainability / Consumer resistance / Anti-consumption / Consumers / Consumption / Sustainable development

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