The ethical consumer / [edited by] Rob Harrison, Terry Newholm, Deirdre Shaw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrison, Rob.

Newholm, Terry.

Shaw, Deirdre (Deirdre Sheila)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer behavior--Moral and ethical aspects.

Consumer behavior.

Marketing--Moral and ethical aspects.

Marketing.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 259 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks ; London : SAGE, 2005.

Summary:

Focusing on ethical consumers, their behaviour, discourses and narratives as well as the social and political contexts in which they operate, this text provides a summary of the manner and effectiveness of their actions.

Contents:

Introduction / Rob Harrison, Terry Newholm and Deirdre Shaw

PART ONE: Theorising Ethical Cconsumption

1. Philosophy and Ethical Consumption / Clive Barnett, Philip Cafaro and Terry Newholm

2. The Consumer as Economic Voter / Roger A Dickinson and Mary L Carsky

PART TWO: Campaigners and Consumers

3. A Brief History of Consumer Activism / Tim Lang and Yiannis Gabriel

4. Pressure Groups, Campaigns and Consumers / Rob Harrison

5. Informing Ethical Consumers / Hannah Berry and Morvern McEachern

6. The Effectiveness of Ethical Consumer Behaviour / Scott Clouder and Rob Harrison

PART THREE: Understanding Ethical Consumers

7. Case Studying Ethical Consumers' Projects and Strategies / Terry Newholm

8. Using Existential-Phenomenological Interviewing to Explore Meanings of Consumption / Helene Cherrier

9. Modelling Consumer Decision Making in Fair Trade / Deirdre Shaw

10. Identifying and Profiling Apparel Label Users

Marsha A Dickson

11. Focus Group on Consumers' Ethical Beliefs / Barry Clavin and Alex Lewis

12. Surveying Ethical and Environmental Attitudes / Robert Worcester and Jenny Dawkins

PART FOUR: Responding to Ethical Consumers

13. Corporate Disclosure and Auditing / Carol A Adams and Ambika Zutshi

14. Meeting the Ethical Gaze: Challenges for Orientating to the Ethical Market / Andrew Crane

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-252) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781847877758

9781446211991 (ebook)

9781412903523 (hbk.)

9781412903530 (pbk.)

9781446211991

OCLC:

297228222