"Theories of Delinquency and Deviance Applied to Consumption" by Sue L. T. McGregor
As aspects of ethical and moral consumption, this paper is concerned with gaining deeper insights into how people could possibly react to being judged and then labeled delinquent and deviant consumers (i.e., falling short of or neglecting to fulfill their duty to others, other species, and the Earth). To that end, theories of delinquency (rational choice, strain, anomie, social processes, subculture, and differential opportunity) and Henry and Eaton’s six degrees of deviance approach were employed to conceptualize this phenomenon. Each theory and degree of deviance is explained and then pair...
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