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9 - Status, Consumption, and Intersectionality in Sustainability Research

from Part III - Continuity and Discontinuity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

By
Sophorntavy Vorng
Edited by
Paul Roscoe  and
Cindy Isenhour
Paul Roscoe
Affiliation:
University of Maine
Cindy Isenhour
Affiliation:
University of Maine
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Summary

Drawing on ethnographic material from Bangkok, I suggest that finding solutions for status-driven overconsumption is more complex than encouraging individuals to simply “consume less” and requires understanding how structural factors lead to heterogenous forms of consumption behavior. This leads to the question of what role inequality plays in overconsumption, and how these inequalities can be addressed in order to move closer toward our sustainability goals.

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Consumptionintersectionalitystatussustainability
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Consumption, Status, and Sustainability
Ecological and Anthropological Perspectives
 , pp. 222 - 246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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