Seven deadly sins in consumption
- Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing Limited 2018
- xi, 160 p.
Contents:
Introduction Henna Syrjälä and Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen
1. PRIDE Silenced pride in scarce consumption Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen, Henna Syrjälä and Pirjo Laaksonen
2. GREED Multilevel study of greed in marketing students’ consumption Minna-Maarit Jaskari, Päivi Borisov and Henna Syrjälä
3. LUST Sex Sells? Lust in fashion magazine advertising Jenniina Sihvonen, Linda Lisa Maria Turunen and Carmen Rodriguez-Santos
4. GLUTTONY No taste without the waste? Gluttony in bakery product retailing Lotta Alhonnoro and Anu Norrgrann
5. ENVY Narcissistic human traits predicting benign and malicious envy Katarina Hellén, Maria Sääksjärvi and Hannele Kauppinen-Räisänen
6. WRATH Wrath in consumer oppositional activism Catharina von Koskull, Petra Berg and Johanna Gummerus
7. SLOTH Conceptualizing the experience sloth in the convenience seeking consumption Ari Huuhka and Harri Luomala
Seven Deadly Sins in Consumption Edited by Henna Syrjälä and Hanna Leipämaa-Leskinen, School of Marketing and Communication, University of Vaasa, Finland Offering a novel view on morality in consumption, this book creatively examines how the seven deadly sins - pride, greed, lust, gluttony, envy, wrath, and sloth – are embodied in contemporary consumer society. Each of the seven chapters summarizes previous literature of the sins across disciplinary boundaries, and explores how consumption is likely to change in the future.
9781788117180
Consumption (Economics) Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects