Ethical Consumerism in Global Perspective: A Multilevel Analysis of the Interactions between Individual-Level Predictors and Country-Level Affluence

Summers, Nik

doi:10.1093/socpro/spw009

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“…Instead, it appears ethical consumption complements rather than substitutes more traditional forms of political participation (Baumann et al 2015;Rössel and Schenk 2017;Willis and Schor 2012). Some evidence, though, suggests ethical consumers may be less trusting towards governmental institutions (Summers 2016). It has also been suggested that ethical consumption is associated with social capital and perhaps more related to civic engagement than necessarily political (de Zúñiga et al 2014;Neilson and Paxton 2010).…”

Section: Ethical Consumption As Action Orientations and Attitudesmentioning

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Is There Room for Ethical Consumers on the Finnish Political Spectrum?

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This paper examines ethical consumption by comparing attitudes between different political party supporters. In recent consumer theories, it is argued that individualistic choices are more important than collective and structural interests. However, shared opinions, norms, and beliefs continue to influence consumer attitudes. This is particularly true when analysing attitudes concerning the use of consumer markets for ethical purposes. Accordingly, we argue that personal political preference is a highly effective factor when comparing citizens' ethical consumption orientations. We also assume that the diffusion of ethical concern over consumption has blurred the differences between parties. To test these assumptions, we utilized data derived from comparable nationwide surveys collected in

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Section: Ethical Consumption As Action Orientations and Attitudesmentioning

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Is There Room for Ethical Consumers on the Finnish Political Spectrum?

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“…Third, we include a measure of age, in years, because of its association with religious attitudes (Finke and Adamczyk ). Consistent with other cross‐national studies of public opinion (Koos ; Summers ), we use a standardized measure of income based on respondents’ level of income relative to their country's mean level of income (CMI). The categories are (1) less than 50 percent of CMI, (2) 50–80 percent CMI, (3) 80–120 percent CMI, and (5) greater than 120 percent CMI.…”

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“…In other words, exposure to science and religion may have uniform effects on how they are perceived internationally. This possibility seems least likely, however, given the importance of contextual factors for organizing group differences in other political and religious attitudes and behaviors (Finke and Adamczyk ; Koos ; Stavrova, Fetchenhauer, and Schlösser ; Summers ).…”

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Cultural Authority in Comparative Context: A Multilevel Analysis of Trust in Science and Religion

O’Brien

Noy

2018

Scientific Study of Religion

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Science and religion are among the most influential forces for organizing social life around the world, yet we know little about how national context shapes perceptions of them. Using data from the 2008 International Social Survey Program, we begin to fill this gap by investigating cross‐national differences in public attitudes about science, religion, and society. We find that exposure to science is associated with more trust in science relative to religion whereas religiosity is associated with less trust in science relative to religion. Moreover, these relationships are amplified in secular societies and in those where science is prioritized. We argue that secular and scientific societies provide a context in which personal characteristics are more influential in the formation of social attitudes. These results highlight the importance of macro‐level factors for shaping trust in science and religion and for understanding the sources of their influence in society more broadly.

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“…Survey data suggest that up to 90% of consumers consider corporate social responsibility in their individual purchase and consumption behavior (Vogel 2005). Even though research has shown that there is a huge gap between what consumers say they would do and their actual behavior, ethical consumption has become a routine part of shopping for consumers in many countries, and markets for organic, fair trade, and eco-labeled products have been growing for over a decade (Summers 2016). Therefore, ethical consumption is an important driver of CSR (Vogel 2005).…”

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Consumer Social Responsibility (CnSR)

Koscher

Schweizer

2020

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

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Despite the extensive debate as to what corporate social responsibility (CSR) is, consumer social responsibility (CnSR) has received very limited attention by researchers and practitioners (Quazi et al. 2016) and remains a term that is largely unexplored and under-theorized (Vogel 2005; Caruana and Chatzidakis 2014). Very few of the many articles about CSR discuss the role of the consumer in achieving corporate social responsibility even though it will be difficult if not impossible for corporate social responsibility to succeed without the assistance of consumers (Vitell 2015). In its broadest form, consumer social responsibility can be defined as "the conscious and deliberate choice to make certain consumption choices based on personal and moral beliefs" (Devinney et al. 2006). It mainly shows up in two different ways: • Expressed activity with respect to specific causes (e.g., protests and demonstrations) • Expressed activity in terms of purchasing (e.g., consumer boycotts or buycotts, ethical consumption) Levels of consumer activism have been fueled by increased exposure to and accessibility of information about questionable business practices such as child labor, environmental pollution, or animal welfare abuse (Shaw et al. 2006).

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Ethical Consumerism in Global Perspective: A Multilevel Analysis of the Interactions between Individual-Level Predictors and Country-Level Affluence

Cited by 20 publications

References 88 publications

Is There Room for Ethical Consumers on the Finnish Political Spectrum?

Is There Room for Ethical Consumers on the Finnish Political Spectrum?

Cultural Authority in Comparative Context: A Multilevel Analysis of Trust in Science and Religion

Consumer Social Responsibility (CnSR)

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