this study was conducted in 2014 to determine the relationship between islamic lifestyle and consumerism from the viewpoint of isfahani citizens. the research method was descriptive-correlational and the population included all the families living in district 14, isfahan. a sample of 300 subjects was selected using the cluster random sampling method. the required data were obtained the islamic ...

Unlike the managerially oriented reforms that have brought auditing and accounting into such prominence in the UK National Health Service (NHS), and which seem alien to the culture of the caring professions, consumerist reforms may seem to complement moves towards the acceptance of wide definitions of health, and towards increasing patient autonomy. The empowerment favoured by those who support...

Securing public participation in environmental actions such as recycling, energy conservation measures and green consumerism is a means of progressing towards sustainable consumption. Participation in environmental actions (EAs) has typically been studied from the individual perspective, thus largely ignoring the social context of the household which may undermine effective behaviour change and...

The principal objective of this investigation was to explore the impact philosophy transcendentalism on Henry David Thoreau’s perspectives consumerist principles as described in a Life without Principle. In study, examined through lenses industrialization, consumerism, and capitalism. transcendentalist elements individualism, denouncing large institutions, refuge nature, rejection conformity, f...

BACKGROUND There is concern about the negative impact of modern consumer culture on young people's mental health, but very few studies have investigated associations with substance use. In those which have, positive associations have been attributed to attempts to satisfy the unmet needs of more materialistic individuals. OBJECTIVES This study examines associations between different dimension...

The concept of green and sustainable has long been a global trend in consumerism. This study examines the mediating variables involved Theory Planned Behavior (namely attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control) to explore their relationship with word-of-mouth intention impact on subsequent product purchase behavior. aim is clarify antecedents establishment order construct framewor...

This article, written by Gregory Claeys, anticipates some questions that will appear in his book Utopianism for a Dying Planet (2022). The text proposes an analysis of the need to think about utopian responses environmental collapse. crisis resulting from consumerism, as unprecedented social disease, requires radical and immediate response, at risk aggravating problem making it irremediable.Key...