Essays about: "Tyler Lang"

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  1. 1. "The price of anything is the life you exchange for it" : a study on voluntary simplicity within the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Tyler Lang; [2017]
    Keywords : alternative lifestyles; modernity; voluntary simplicity; off the grid; motivations; United States; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : American consumption based lifestyles have a grave impact on the environment and personal wellbeing of Americans, creating unhealthy consumption patterns, unforeseen negative effects on individuals, and ultimately unsustainable lifestyles overall. Voluntary simplicity (VS), or individuals who resist consumerist tendencies seeking a higher quality of life through simplicity, is an answer to these concerns by promoting low consumption lifestyles, independence, and resilience among individuals and their lifestyles. READ MORE