Essays about: "role of consumption in western society"

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1. 1. Understanding CSR in the textile industry in a middle-income country : Stories from future managers in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Samantha Preiksaite; Tora Levehag; [2020]
   Keywords : Attitudes; CSR; Culture; Culture Dimensions; Ethical Dilemmas; Values; Sri Lanka; Textile Industry;

   Abstract : Production has relocated to the Eastern world, whilst consumption is dominating the Western world. Taking into consideration the cultural differences between East and West sanctions a problem, as it is identified that corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices require adaptation to the different cultural contexts. READ MORE

3. 2. Cultural paradigm shifts in socio-technical transitions towards sustainable cities: A case study of the transportation system of São Paulo

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

   Author : Alejandra Ruales Falconi; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Transportation is a key component of the urban realm due to its high fossil fuel consumption, GHG emissions and pollution generation (among other negative externalities) that have been aggravated by an individual motor vehicle-driven society. In order to achieve a balanced urban growth for the future, the transportation paradigm requires a complete shift that will depend upon a change on people’s behaviors and perceptions about mobility. READ MORE

4. 3. "Can you hand me the salt, please?" Motivational Conflicts - Heatlh v.s. Taste

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Landers; Anneka Hooijsma; [2014]
   Keywords : Health; Taste; Motivations; Cooking Salt; Consumer Culture Theory; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis purpose: to develop theory that can explain the contradictions that we see in contemporary society in the choice of cooking salt. Salt consumption can cause severe health problems. Consumers in the middle and upper classes are health aware, but seem to have other motivations for their choice in cooking salt. READ MORE

5. 4. Material Objects as Means of Portraying Female Characters' Personality in the 20th century : As Exemplified in the three Short Stories by J. D. Salinger, V. Woolf and F. Weldon

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Ekaterina Zelenenkaya; [2013]
   Keywords : Material objects; signs; gender studies; gender; female characters; social codes; short stories; material culture; literary tool; Salinger; Jerome David; A Perfect Day for Bananafish; Woolf; Virginia; Moments of Being; Slater s Pins Have No Points; Fay; Weldon; The Bottom Line and the Sharp End; short stories of the 20th century;

   Abstract : The world we live in is full of material objects that serve as signs and thus are an important tool in literary texts. The purpose of the present essay is to illustrate how material objects are used to portray personalities of female characters, their inner world and attitudes, their ways of life and position in society. READ MORE

6. 5. Diffusion of innovations : reforestation in Haiti

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Raffaella Bellanca; [2007]
   Keywords : Reforestation; Haiti; Sustainable development; Diffusion of Innovations;

   Abstract : Development discourse emerged from the implicit assumption that the technological achievements and societal organizations of western civilization represent successes of humankind in inhabiting the planet, and should therefore be promoted among other cultures. The ecological threats of this time suggest the contrary, forcing us to reconsider the positiveness of over exploitations of natural resources and to recognize the paradox of the economical growth model. READ MORE