La emergencia del "consumidor consciente"un análisis de la participación política a través de las decisiones de compra

  1. Isabel García Espejo 1
  2. Amparo Novo Vázquez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

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REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

ISSN: 0210-5233

Año de publicación: 2017

Número: 158

Páginas: 59-78

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5477/CIS/REIS.158.59 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

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Conscious consumers convert their buying habits into political habits, both through their individual actions and by participating in social movements, thus changing the market into a public arena and an area to practice democracy. In this article, we analyse what factors predict the behaviour of conscious consumers and of conscious consumers with a stable trajectory. In addition, we examine whether political consumerism resembles actions of civic engagement or other forms of political participation. The results indicate that the probability of becoming a conscious consumer is related to political participation and the resources acquired in the process of socialization.

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Este artículo se integra dentro de una investigación financiada por el Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la Sociedad, denominada"Consumo Político Alimentario: Ciudadanía, Activistas e Instituciones"(CSO2016-76296-R). La financiación procede de AEI/FEDER, UE.

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