Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Endorsement; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Ethical consumption, the identity-building consumer, and critical realism; Clarification of terms; The scope and structure of the book; References; Part 1 Theorising the ethical consumer; Chapter 1 Analysing consumption: Towards an integrated approach; A view on consumption: lessons from the past, directions for the future; References; Chapter 2 Ethical consumption and critical realism; Reflexivity: an emergent subjective power.
  • A realist social ontology: towards a stratified realityReferences; Chapter 3 Ethical consumption as a reflexive life project; In pursuit of identity: reflexivity and the internal conversation; Ethical consumer
  • unravelling the relationship between commitments and concerns; References; Part 2 Studying the ethical consumer; Chapter 4 Studying consumption: A realist approach; Epistemological approach: towards the interpretivist paradigm; Detailed research design; Data production: the rationale, limitations, and benefits of my chosen research methods; Reflexivity in research; Data analysis.
  • Assessing the validity of research: a realist approachReferences; Chapter 5 Meeting the ethical consumers; Vignette 1: Lucy; Vignette 2: Jason; Vignette 3: David; Vignette 4: Darren; Vignette 5: Mary; Vignette 6: Maggi; Vignette 7: Joe; Vignette 8: Solveig; Vignette 9: Lila; Note; Reference; Chapter 6 Becoming an ethical consumer: Moral concerns, emotional commentaries, and reflexive deliberations; On the origins of consumers' moral concerns; Reflexivity and internal conversation in the context of ethical consumption.
  • Consumption and the ethical self: on the links between concerns, practices, and identitiesReferences; Chapter 7 Being an ethical consumer: Exercising moral agency in the contexts of objective reality; Contextualising consumer practices; Reinstating consumer agency; The many concerns of a single (ethical) consumer: striking the balance; Reflexivity in ethical consumption: an ongoing imperative; Maintaining ethical consumer identities: in pursuit of an authentic self; Accommodating ethics, negotiating morality: the unethical practices of an ethical self; On values and practices; References.
  • Chapter 8 The inner self in the outer world: The social life of an ethical consumerReferences; Conclusion; Limitations and further research: beyond individual identities; References; Index.