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Intro -- Sustainable Consumption -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Foreword -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- PART 1: Introducing sustainable consumption -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- What is sustainable consumption? -- Key ideas in sustainable consumption -- A multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary field? -- A critical approach -- About this book -- Further resources -- References -- Chapter 2: Measuring sustainable consumption -- The state of the environment -- Who impacts and by how much? -- Consumption-based accounting -- Measuring sustainable consumption -- Definition as measurement (and measurement as definition) -- Conclusions -- Resources -- References -- Chapter 3: Sustainable consumption in social context -- Why think about social difference? -- How does social difference connect with sustainable consumption? -- How do we explain and account for these differences? -- Conclusion -- Further resources -- References -- PART 2: Explaining sustainable consumption -- Chapter 4: 'People don't understand' -- Information-deficit model -- The role of information in sustainable consumption -- 'People don't understand' in practice -- Beyond the information-deficit model -- Conclusion -- Further resources -- References -- Chapter 5: 'People are selfish' -- Rational choice -- Problems with rational choice -- Developments in ecological economics -- Developments in behavioural economics -- Individualisation -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: 'It's all about values' -- Psychological explanations of change -- Some advances in research -- Psychology in policy -- Critiques -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: 'The personal is political' -- Environmental/ecological citizenship -- Shopping practice as politics -- Some examples of political consumer action.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables, Formulas, and Figures -- Preface -- Part I: Getting Started -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Consumers -- 3. The Marketplace -- 4. Negotiation -- 5. Household Accounts -- Part II: Priorities and Choices -- 6. Routine Shopping -- 7. Buying Durables -- 8. Borrowing -- 9. Risk and Uncertainty -- 10. Saving and Investing -- 11. Gains from International Trade -- Part III: Consumer Rights and Protections -- 12. A History of Consumer Protection -- 13. Today's Consumer Protection System -- 14. Economic Footings for Consumer Policy

Offering a novel view on morality in consumption, this book creatively examines how the seven deadly sins - pride, greed, lust, gluttony, envy, wrath, and sloth - are embodied in contemporary consumer society. Each of the seven chapters summarizes previous literature of the sins across disciplinary boundaries, and explores how consumption is likely to change in the future

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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- References -- Chapter 2 Consumption: Different Perspectives and Academic Responsibilities -- Abstract -- References -- Chapter 3 Consumption Within the History of Economic and Social Thought -- Abstract -- References -- Chapter 4 Consumption, Lifestyles and Taste -- Abstract -- Lifestyles and Social Stratification -- Taste and Fashion -- References -- Chapter 5 Conspicuous Consumption -- Abstract -- The Social Construction of Beauty -- Preferences: Variability and Stability -- References -- Chapter 6 Culture, Advertising and Consumption -- Abstract -- Advertising and Society in Perspective -- Global Consumer Culture and Advertising -- Homogenization and Heterogenization Within Consumption -- References -- Chapter 7 Gender and Social Relations of Consumption -- Abstract -- Gender and Consumption from a Historical Perspective -- The Social Relations of Consumption -- Gender, Consumption and "Engineered" Needs -- References -- Chapter 8 Money, Consumption and Happiness -- Abstract -- Perspectives on Happiness -- The Economic Perspective -- The Sociological Perspective -- Consumption and Happiness -- A Paradox: Do Money and Consumption Matter for Happiness -- References -- Chapter 9 In Times of Globalization: Gift Giving and the McDonaldization of Consumption -- Abstract -- References -- Bibliography -- Index.