What is consumption, where has it been going, and does it still matter?

• Published in: The Sociological review (Keele) Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 499 - 517
• Main Author: Evans, David M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2019; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Applied sociology; Consumerism; Consumption; Renewal; Social sciences; Sustainable consumption; sustainable consumption; Anthropocene; consumer culture; history of ideas; theories of practice; Alan Warde

This article considers the relationships between consumption, the environment, and wider sociological endeavour. The current vogue for applying theories of practice to the policy domain of ‘sustainable consumption’ has been generative of conceptual renewal, however the field now sits closer to the a...