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A Study on the Characteristics of Ethical Consumption in the Community Currency Movement Participant's Daily Life as a Consumer

공동체화폐운동 참여자의 소비생활에서 나타나는 윤리적 소비 특성 연구

  • Chun, Kyung Hee (Dept. of Consumer and Housing Studies, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Song, In Sook (Dept. of Consumer and Housing Studies, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 천경희 (가톨릭대학교 생활과학부 소비자주거학 전공) ;
  • 송인숙 (가톨릭대학교 생활과학부 소비자주거학 전공)
  • Received : 2012.07.18
  • Accepted : 2012.08.10
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of ethical consumption in the Community Currency Movement participant's daily life as a consumer. Qualitative research methods are used for the understanding about the participation activities and the daily lives as a consumer of Hanbat LETS participants'. The characteristics of ethical consumption used for analysing of the Community Currency Movement are the subjective participation, production process-aware consumption, others care to consumption, sustainable consumption, voluntarily simple life. The major results of this study show that the Community Currency Movement is the alternative economic system practicing the ethical consumption. The Community Currency Movement increase the subject participation, realize the social responsibility and community society and the ecological value and voluntary simple life. This research get the meaning for considering the Community Currency Movement & the ethical consumption on the discriminatory perspective.

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