Voluntary Simplicity Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077800 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Alexander (0000-0003-4057-735X, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0693 |
| OpenAlex | W2970199345 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
The voluntary simplicity movement can be understood broadly as a diverse social movement made up of people who are resisting high consumption lifestyles and who are seeking, in various ways, a lower consumption but higher quality of life alternative. Variously defended by its advocates on personal, social, humanitarian, ecological, and even spiritual grounds, voluntary simplicity is based on the assumption that human beings can live meaningful, free, happy, and infinitely diverse lives while consuming no more than a sustainable and equitable share of nature
Aesthetics · Art · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Management · Movement (music · Quality (philosophy · Simplicity · Social science · Sociology · Turnover · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |