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Care and circularity: how the enactment of care enables and shapes the circular consumption of clothing

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Titel: Care and circularity: how the enactment of care enables and shapes the circular consumption of clothing
Autoren: Tölg, Réka, Fuentes, Christian
Weitere Verfasser: Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences, Department of Service Studies, Lunds universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar, Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap, Originator, Lund University, Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM, Department of Business Administration, Centre for Retail Research at Lund University, Lunds universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, Centrum för handelsforskning vid Lunds Universitet, Originator
Quelle: Consumption and Society. 4(2):213-231
Schlagwörter: Social Sciences, Social and Economic Geography, Economic Geography, Samhällsvetenskap, Social och ekonomisk geografi, Ekonomisk geografi
Beschreibung: In a circular system, consumers need to acquire, use, look after and part with products in ways that recirculate or reuse materials and minimise waste. Thus, although seldom made explicit, consumer care is built into the circular economy project. In this article, we aim to contribute to the emerging body of sociological work on circular consumption by foregrounding the role of care in the performance of circular clothing practices. Theoretically, we combine previous care literature with theories of practice. The analysis builds on an ethnographically inspired study of 24 households’ circular clothing consumption. Our findings suggest that accomplishing circularity in everyday clothing consumption involves developing care awareness and taking on responsibility for the care of clothes as a way of caring for distant others. We also show that multiple care struggles and care dilemmas complicate the accomplishment of care in this context. The article ends by outlining the possible contributions of developing an awareness and understanding of how care and circular consumption are intertwined.
Zugangs-URL: https://doi.org/10.1332/27528499Y2024D000000032
Datenbank: SwePub
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Abstract:In a circular system, consumers need to acquire, use, look after and part with products in ways that recirculate or reuse materials and minimise waste. Thus, although seldom made explicit, consumer care is built into the circular economy project. In this article, we aim to contribute to the emerging body of sociological work on circular consumption by foregrounding the role of care in the performance of circular clothing practices. Theoretically, we combine previous care literature with theories of practice. The analysis builds on an ethnographically inspired study of 24 households’ circular clothing consumption. Our findings suggest that accomplishing circularity in everyday clothing consumption involves developing care awareness and taking on responsibility for the care of clothes as a way of caring for distant others. We also show that multiple care struggles and care dilemmas complicate the accomplishment of care in this context. The article ends by outlining the possible contributions of developing an awareness and understanding of how care and circular consumption are intertwined.
ISSN:27528499
DOI:10.1332/27528499Y2024D000000032