Making a difference: Ethical consumption and the everyday

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-274

  Adams, Matthew ^a   Raisborough, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical consumption; Everyday; Fairtrade; Local; Mass Observation; Shopping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77954211164     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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