期刊
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
卷 136, 期 2, 页码 251-265出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2442-y
关键词
Care; Attitude; Behaviour; Ethical consumer
In this paper we argue that greater attention must be given to peoples' expression of care in relation to consumption. We suggest that caring about does not necessarily lead to care-giving, as conceptualising an attitude-behaviour gap might imply, but that a closer examination of the intensity, morality, and articulation of care can lead to a greater understanding of consumer narratives and, thus, behaviour. To examine this proposition, a purposive sample of self-identified ethical consumers was interviewed. Care is expressed by the study's participants in a variety of ways and linked to behaviour through diverse patterns that includes consumption and abstention. We find significant correspondence between the academic literature on the 'ethics of care' and our participants' articulation of their ethical consumption behaviours. We suggest, therefore, that a close understanding of an ethics of care among consumers is important both in providing insight into the attitude-behaviour gap challenge evident in the literature and to the continued development of an ethical consumption discourse.
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