The Role of Formal and Informal Forces in Shaping Consumption and Implications for Sustainable Society: Part II
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | Copenhagen Resource Institute, Højbro Plads 4, DK-1200 Copenhagen, Denmark, The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, Tegnersplatsen 4, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Sustainability |
| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| E-ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su2082573 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
Looking at consumption from a societal perspective, we can see that purchasing and behavior decisions are influenced by many factors, not the least which are what the people around us and in the media are doing. Other factors include economic influences, the marketing of products and technological innovations, and regulations governing consumption. This article, Part II, argues that in order to understand consumption, we need to move beyond the dominant (economic) understanding of consumers and consumer behavior, and think about the origins of our preferences, needs, and desires. A thorough understanding of consumption is informed by the contributions of sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, and behavioral scientists, who study the socio-cultural, social, and psychological contexts in which consumer behavior is embedded. These disciplines offer rich and complex explanations of human behavior, which in turn illuminate the discussion on how consumer behavior can be made more sustainable.