The Unmanageable Consumer

By Yiannis Gabriel, T. Lang. 2006

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Motivating Sustainable Consumption (2008, background): “…needs, social critics maintain that commercial interests in modern society have created whole sets of ‘false’ or ‘unnatural’ needs that now serve only to alienate consumers from their own well-being and in the process threaten the environment (Fromm 1976, Illich 1977, Marcuse 1964, Scitovsky 1976).”
Victual Vicissitudes: Consumer Deskilling and the (Gendered) Transformation of Food Systems (2006, background): “…‘‘consumer’’ with personhood – as opposed to a broader conception of ‘‘citizen’’ that captures the multiple private and communal interests and responsibilities of the whole person – this model of marketplace democracy still has serious problems (Gabriel and Lang, 1995; Lang and Gabriel, 1995).”
Status Consumption and Price Sensitivity (2010, background): “Moreover, being among the first to own new products has long been associated with social status (Gabriel and Lang 2006, p. 70; O’Cass 2003).”
Choice is yours: A psychodynamic exploration of health policymaking and its consequences for the English National Health Service (2006, background): “Granted that many if not nearly all choices are dictated by unconscious factors as featured in many myths (see the metaphor of Pandora myth being linked to consumerist choice in Gabriel & Lang, 1995), offering choice to patients and users creates the illusion of omnipotence.”
Green Consumption (2008, background): “…has emerged, and is now generically labelled the ‘green consumer’, by marketing agencies (see Mintel, 1991), marketing academics (see Peattie, 2001), political scientists (see Micheletti, 2003), sociologists (see Gabriel and Lang, 1995) and environmentalists (see Elkington and Hailes, 1988).”
Seeking the Pleasure Zone: Understanding Young Adult's Intoxication Culture (2011, background): “Pleasure has transformed from a pursuit permitted as a result of hard work, to one demanded as a part of everyday activities across social classes (Gabriel and Lang, 2006).”
Factors Associated with Cell Phone Use in Adolescents in the Community of Madrid (Spain) (2009, unknown): “8 The cell phone has become a fundamental part of the way of life of young people in countries with sophisticated technology 9 as well as a way of forming and expressing their identity 10–13 or of distinguishing themselves from others.”
Identifying fair trade in consumption choice (2006, background): “At the same time a number of studies within the marketing domain distinguished between ethical consumers and green consumers (e.g. Gabriel and Lang, 1995; Matthews, 1994; Vaughan, 1993).”