Date of Award
2010
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Keywords
Public and Social Welfare.
Supervisor
Engle, Karen (Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
This thesis explores green consumerism and how it is used within the current practices of corporate and governmental agenda. It also analyzes the role consumerism in Western culture has played in modifying popular environmentalism to become more compatible with free-market liberalization. Through an analysis of international environmental organizations, as well as contemporary cases of green consumerism it is argued that many environmental concerns are themselves becoming commodified due to the inherent and deep seated role consumerism has in Western culture. In conclusion, implications to long term changes to environmental management are discussed as well as the problems inherent with the use of individualized consumption as a method for instilling comprehensive changes to the way our environment is managed.
Recommended Citation
MacGregor, Richard, "Green Consumerism, Climate Change and Environmentalism: Consuming Our Way to Renewability" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 53.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/53