Transformative consumer research for personal and collective well-being / edited by David Glen Mick ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mick, David Glen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer behavior.

Consumers--Research.

Consumers.

Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects.

Consumption (Economics).

Physical Description:

xxvii, 737 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2012]

Summary:

Daily existence is more interconnected to consumer behaviors than ever before, encompassing many issues of well-being. Problems include unhealthy eating; credit card mismanagement; alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and gambling abuse; marketplace discrimination; and ecological deterioration; as well as at-risk groups who are impoverished, impaired, or elderly. Opportunities for well-being via consumer behaviors include empowerment via the Internet, product sharing, leisure pursuits, family consumption, and pro-environmental activities, among others. In 2005 the Association for Consumer Research launched Transformative Consumer Research (TCR). Its mission is to foster research on quality of life that is both rigorous and applied for better assisting consumers, their caregivers, policy administrators, and executives. This edited volume includes 33 chapters on a wide range of topics by expert international authors. All royalties from sales of this book are donated to the Association to support TCR grants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781848728523

1848728522

OCLC:

666242855