This study compares household energy use, environmental awareness, and consumerism among residents of small towns in Sweden and America. The author, a cultural anthropologist, uses quantitative and qualitative data from fieldwork to formulate a holistic analysis. The study considers broader questions about the uses of energy, consumer goods, quality of life, and the environment. The industrial worldview is critiqued at both individual and institutional levels. It concludes with a call for a more spiritual approach to environmentalism and social issues.
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?The study provides detailed data based on in-depth interviews, surveys, consumer logs, and observation of similar households in two small towns-Munka Ljungby in Sweden and Foley in Minnesota. These data collectively demonstrate potential difficulties encountered in attempting to effect long-term behavioral changes....These results should be interesting to consumer behaviorists, energy providers, and energy policy makers alike....Overall, the book is very informative and does an excellent job presenting the attitudes and behaviors that lead consumers in making energy choices. Energy policy-makers, as well as other public officials, should find guidance in the difficulties of effecting long-term consumer behavior modification Consumer behaviorists gain valuable insights into the attitudes and behaviors of consumers regarding energy consumption.?-The Journal of Consumer Affairs
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This comparative study investigates household energy use, environmental awareness, and consumerism among residents of small towns in Sweden and America.
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The best answer to the question of paper or plastic, posed at checkout lines in American grocery stores, is "Neither, I brought my own bags." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
core households, household fuel consumption, heating fuel consumption, recycling participation, industrial consumerism, residential energy consumption, thermal integrity, embodied energy, household operations, kitchen fans, oil dependence, questionnaire sample, indoor temperatures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Munka Ljungbyans, United States, Questionnaire Households, Foley Munka, Department of Commerce, Great Economy, Third World, Always Usually Occasionally Seldom Never Foley, Department of Energy, European Community, Several Foleyans, Social Democrats, Wendell Berry New!
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The best answer to the question of paper or plastic, posed at checkout lines in American grocery stores, is "Neither, I brought my own bags." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
core households, household fuel consumption, heating fuel consumption, recycling participation, industrial consumerism, residential energy consumption, thermal integrity, embodied energy, household operations, kitchen fans, oil dependence, questionnaire sample, indoor temperatures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Munka Ljungbyans, United States, Questionnaire Households, Foley Munka, Department of Commerce, Great Economy, Third World, Always Usually Occasionally Seldom Never Foley, Department of Energy, European Community, Several Foleyans, Social Democrats, Wendell Berry New!
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- Economics, Ecology, Ethics: Essays Toward a Steady-State Economy by Herman E. Daly in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Conspicuous Consumption (Penguin Great Ideas) by Thorsten Veblen on page 79, and page 117
- Saving Energy (What About ...?) by Jacqueline Dineen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker on page 131, and Back Matter
- For The Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future by Herman E. Daly on page 152, and Back Matter
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