Sökning: "Practice theory consumption"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 40 avhandlingar innehållade orden Practice theory consumption.

  1. 1. Essays on Consumption : - Aggregation, Asymmetry and Asset Distributions

    Författare :Mårten Bjellerup; Jan Ekberg; Katarina Juselius; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aggregate consumption; Aggregation; Asymmetry; Wealth distribution; Income distribution; Concavity; Permanent Income Hypothesis; Buffer stock saving; Precautionary saving; consumption; saving; Euler equation; error correction; skew-t distribution; gamma distribution; dispersion; non-linear model; durable goods; nondurable goods; household level data; consumption function; marginal propensity to consume; current resources; consumption expenditure; life-cycle model; univariate test; multivariate test; Sweden; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation consists of four self-contained essays on consumption. Essays 1 and 2 consider different measures of aggregate consumption, and Essays 3 and 4 consider how the distributions of income and wealth affect consumption from a macro and micro perspective, respectively. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Consumption and Practice : Unfolding Consumptive Moments and the Entanglement with Productive Aspects

    Författare :Benjamin Hartmann; Jacob Östberg; Dannie Kjeldgaard; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates consumption through a practice-theoretical perspective. Practices are routinized sets of human activity involving doings, meanings, and objects. Previous work has suggested conceiving of consumption as moments in practices. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The social organization of energy efficiency in shipping: a practice-based study

    Författare :Martin Viktorelius; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Activity theory; Energy efficiency; Energy consumption; Knowing-in-practice; Shipping; Practice theory; Practice based studies; Energy management; Work;

    Sammanfattning : The central research question explored in this study is how energy efficiency is organized onboard large merchant ships. The dominant techno-economical approach within energy research and policy, in general, and shipping research and policy, in particular, is reviewed and criticized as being too limited for understanding the challenges and opportunities related to the organization and management of energy efficiency in shipping companies. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Hållbarhet till middag : En etnologisk studie om hur miljövänligt ätande praktiseras i vardagslivet

    Författare :Matilda Marshall; Katarzyna Wolanik Boström; Alf Arvidsson; Magdalena Petersson McIntyre; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sustainability; food; consumption; sustainable consumption; practices; social practice theory; practice bundles; organic food; local food; culture; everyday life; ethnography; ethnology; green distinction; green capital; Hållbarhet; mat; konsumtion; hållbar konsumtion; praktiker; praktikteori; praktikknippen; ekologisk mat; lokalproducerad mat; kultur; vardagsliv; etnografi; etnologi; grön distinktion; grönt kapital; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainability has become a conspicuous term in the public and political debate, as well as in the landscapes of consumption. This study focuses on how people understand and practice sustainability through food in their everyday life. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Bookonomy : The Consumption Practice and Value of Book Reading

    Författare :Pamela Schultz Nybacka; Pierre de Monthoux Guillet; Thomas Bay; Margaret Hogg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumption practice; Reading; Literacy; Books; Value; Consummation; Post-scarcity; Bookonomy; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : In contemporary society, book readers are increasingly being valued as consumers. Literacy and reading are often subjected to an economic logic and seen as constituting economic operations in themselves. LÄS MER