New Forms of Consumption: Sociological Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2025.3.3049Keywords:
consumption, new forms of consumption, social differentiation of consumption, cultural consumption, sustainable consumptionAbstract
Throughout the 20th century, the sociology of consumption has been developing as an independent field with its own theoretical foundations and rich empirical research. Today, there is a growing need to revise and enrich many established sociological approaches to the analysis of consumer behavior in the context of new global challenges.
The aim of the special section of the Monitoring Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes Journal, which the authors of this introductory article present in their text, is to highlight new forms of consumption that were previously absent or remained on the periphery of research attention, but today in changing social contexts are becoming increasingly widespread and significant. Examples of new forms of consumption include digital consumption, ethical consumption, emotionally charged consumption, collaborative consumption practices, etc. These forms often deviate from narrowly understood economic rationalism and are a complex combination of economic, social, emotional and cultural elements.
Acknowledgments. This article is an output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at the HSE University.
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