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Daily consumption practices can foster citizenship if individuals reflect on their actions and environmental information. This research explores the link between consumption, sustainability, and civic engagement in diverse societies.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Consumer Behavior

Background:

  • Daily consumption practices are increasingly recognized as influential in shaping societal norms and environmental outcomes.
  • Globalization and diversity present complex contexts for understanding consumption's role in sustainability.
  • The interplay between individual consumption choices and collective action remains a critical area of inquiry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between daily consumption practices and the generation of citizenship.
  • To investigate how conflicts, resistance, and consensus in consumption shape sustainability.
  • To analyze the potential of consumption to foster active citizenship.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical research utilizing data collected in Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  • Analysis of local consumption practices within the Taquari Valley.
  • Qualitative and quantitative examination of reasoning mechanisms and values underlying consumption.

Main Results:

  • Diverse reasoning mechanisms and values underpin daily consumption practices.
  • The capacity for individual reflection on consumption and environmental information is crucial.
  • Sociability spaces play a role in circulating environmental information.

Conclusions:

  • Consumption practices can contribute to citizenship construction.
  • Fostering citizenship through consumption requires critical reflection on daily habits.
  • Integrating environmental information within social networks can enhance sustainable consumption and citizenship.