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Sustainable consumption by product substitution? An exploration of the appropriation of plant-based ‘mylk’ in everyday life 通过产品替代实现可持续消费?探索日常生活中植物性“牛奶”的挪用

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.1332/pren9891

M. Büchs, L. Middlemiss, Josephine Mylan, L. Stevens

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Decolonising consumption Decolonising消费

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI: 10.1332/ymii2501

P. Jackson, Matt Watson

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The Ghibli ‘aesthetic’: sustainable images online – a commentary on ‘To the cultural turn and back again’ by Anastasia Loukianov 吉卜力的“美学”:可持续的在线图像——阿纳斯塔西娅·卢基亚诺夫对“文化转向与回归”的评论

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-10 DOI: 10.1332/nafu1175

Zoe Crombie

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The convenience of gaming 游戏的便利性

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-10 DOI: 10.1332/plws2488

Thomas A.M. Skelly, Kristian Haulund Jensen, B. Halkier

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From hedonism to frugality: consumption desires in different age groups across 20 years 从享乐到节俭:20年来不同年龄层的消费欲望

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-08 DOI: 10.1332/uhzl1204

Terhi‐Anna Wilska, G. Šilinskas, Jussi Nyrhinen

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Reframing Convenience Food by Peter Jackson, Helene Brembeck, Jonathan Everts, Maria Fuentes, Bente Halkier, Daniel Hertz Frej, Angela Meah, Valerie Viehoff and Christine Wenzl (2018) 彼得·杰克逊、海伦·布雷姆贝克、乔纳森·埃弗茨、玛丽亚·富恩特斯、本特·哈尔基尔、丹尼尔·赫兹·弗雷、安吉拉·米亚、瓦莱丽·维霍夫和克里斯汀·温兹著(2018)

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-08 DOI: 10.1332/kqmm5109

S. Gojard

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To the cultural turn and back again: the relevance of aesthetics to the possibility of sustainable futures 文化的转向和回归:美学与可持续未来可能性的相关性

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1332/nhow1883

Anastasia Loukianov

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引用次数: 2

Eating apart together: how vegetarian and meat eating students manage commensality in a flexitarian age 一起分开吃:素食和吃肉的学生如何在弹性素食时代管理共栖性

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-02-22 DOI: 10.1332/yqfo9787

E. Veen, H. Dagevos, Y. Michielsen, A. de Vrieze, Selke E. Riedel

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Making ‘shiny’ or avoiding ‘sticky’: a cross-cultural comparison of household bathroom cleaning practices 使“光亮”或避免“粘稠”:家庭浴室清洁做法的跨文化比较

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-02-17 DOI: 10.1332/schh4270

Gabriel Henrique Pimenta Isboli, L. Middlemiss, Olga Maria Coutinho Pepece

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The social challenges of not eating meat: how social interactions shape the role of meat in everyday food practices 不吃肉的社会挑战:社会互动如何塑造肉在日常食物实践中的角色

Consumption and Society Pub Date : 2023-02-06 DOI: 10.1332/hjwx1794

Morten Wendler

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