The Voluntary Simplicity Movement: A multi-national survey analysis in theoretical context
By Samuel Alexander, S. Ussher. 2012
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Subfields: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Transportation
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Citations in the corpus
- A closer look into the materialism construct: the antecedents and consequences of materialism and its three facets (2015, background): “Evidence has accumulated about the association between overconsumption and materialism and social and personal problems such as peak oil, environmental degradation, global poverty, reduced personal well-being and happiness (Alexander and Ussher, 2012).”
- Sufficiency transitions: A review of consumption changes for environmental sustainability (2021, background): “Voluntary simplicity is a lifestyle characterized by reduced consumption in favor of a higher quality of life (Alexander and Ussher, 2012; Elgin and Mitchell, 1977).”
- Green growth or degrowth? Assessing the normative justifications for environmental sustainability and economic growth through critical social theory (2019, background): “On the contrary, research on voluntary simplicity indicates that consumers who choose to live less materialistic lifestyles experience increased happiness (Alexander and Ussher, 2012).”