A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption

Healthy food is nutritious, but organic food is healthy because it is pure: The negotiation of healthy food choices by Danish consumers of organic food

“…However, given the ubiquity of health concerns connected with the consumption of organic food as well as general food consumption (Ilmonen, 2011), our study does not assume that healthiness is tied to a specific regime of justification. Hence, rather than using the Conventions approach to link particular understandings of health with specific orders of worth, we will employ the theoretical concepts of the approach to analyze the use of health in negotiations and justifications observed in a group of organic consumers.…”

Young Finnish and German consumers’ furniture acquisition – wooden, inherited or just low price?

“…The interviews showed that the furniture retail chain Ikea has a central yet ambivalent role in young consumers' furniture discourse in both Finland and Germany. In placing the results under the four conceptual dimensions of Ilmonen (2011), the raw material and origin represent the symbolic meaning of furniture, while recycling and the use of second hand furniture are about the productivity dimension in I. Hakala et al…”

“…Paradoxically, the wooden furniture industry in traditional production regions of North America and Northern Europe has severely suffered from low profitability and lack of demand in domestic markets due to emerging low-cost competition (Lihra et al, 2012). Ilmonen (2011) has stressed that in addition to the symbolic and economic aspects the functionality and productivity of goods are meaningful for consumers. That is, what purpose the furniture is for, and what kind of material is suitable and durable in use.…”

Az intézményi bizalom mint a versenyelőny fogyasztói forrása – a pénzügyi szolgáltatások piacáról szóló, egyetemisták és szüleik körében végzett kutatás eredményei

“…A szülők hatása gyermekeikre sok területen megkérdőjelezhetetlen (Ilmonen, 2011;McNeal, 1998), feltételezzük, hogy a pénzügyi szocializációt illetően is. Bizonyos értelemben ezt támasztja alá az a tanulmány, melyet Shim és társai (2010) folytattak.…”