Care and consumption. Issue 2 (9th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Godin, Laurence
• Is Part Of: Consumption and society. Volume 1:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 398
• Page End: 406
• Publication Date: 2022-11-09
• Subjects: care -- commodification of care -- consumer behaviour -- consumption -- neoliberalism -- sufficiency -- sustainability
• DOI: 10.1332/IUYX1774
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2752-8499

Abstract

Abstract : In this article, I argue that care is a useful tool to think about consumption as embedded in social relations within and outside the market, and draw the consequences for moving towards sustainable lifestyles. To do so, I engage in a review of the literature that brings together consumption and care in its various forms. I review three main bodies of work: the literature on consumption that links care to consumer behaviour and consumption practices; the work addressing the commodifications of care and how it feeds in the neoliberal organisation of society; and the literature on climate change and the development of sustainable lifestyles. I close with a reflection on some lessons of care for academic researchers studying sustainability, consumption and a transition towards more sustainable and just societies.