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Buying green in times of social insecurity: the effects of insecure employment on the purchase of organic food
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Abstract The sustainable development goals offer an integrated picture of possible transitions to sustainable development. They include social, economic and ecological goals, as well as goals for countries on various levels of economic development. Thus, they acknowledge that the transition to sustainability... view more
The sustainable development goals offer an integrated picture of possible transitions to sustainable development. They include social, economic and ecological goals, as well as goals for countries on various levels of economic development. Thus, they acknowledge that the transition to sustainability is a collective task that must be accomplished by humanity as a whole. They mention both sustainable consumption (SDG 12) and employment conditions (SDG 8). However, the literature linking decent work and behavioural change towards sustainability is still scarce. This paper aims to contribute to filling this gap by looking at the effects of growing employment insecurity on sustainable consumption, as exemplified by the purchase of organic food in the case of Germany.... view less
Keywords
organic farming; food; environmental behavior; behavior modification; consumption; socioeconomic factors; Federal Republic of Germany; consumption behavior; precariousness; employment conditions; sustainable development
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Sociology of Economics
Free Keywords
ökologische Erzeugnisse
Collection Title
The 21st Century Consumer: Vulnerable, Responsible, Transparent? ; Proceedings of the International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR) 2016
Editor
Bala, Christian; Schuldzinski, Wolfgang
Conference
2. International Conference on Consumer Research (ICCR). Bonn, 2016
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
City
Düsseldorf
Page/Pages
p. 161-172
ISBN
978-3-86336-917-0
Status
Published Version; reviewed