'Conscious Consumption' and Activism: An Empirical Reevaluation of the Apolitical and Distracted Consumer

Thesis advisor: Juliet B. Schor === This thesis empirically examines the long-standing critique that consumption is inherently apolitical and a distraction from civic and political involvement. This image of consumers has been particularly salient in current debates about 'conscious consumptio...

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Main Author: Willis, Margaret Mary
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/986