Meat consumption: theory, practice and future prospects

This research reviewed human meat consumption and highlighted associated history, challenges and benefits. Selected literature for the manuscript was from relevant titles and reliable international sources. From early times of the mankind meat consumption and animal husbandry were inseparable parts of living, and with similar consequences as dramatic influence on environment. Human need for meat consumption fueled development of large world markets with incredible trade, processing and consumption. This overconsumption has caused health problems associated with high intake of cholesterol and sodium chloride. Another problem with meat consumption is the use of additives in processed products. In modern time these problems are tackled by the use of additives from plants that have health benefits. Thermal processing is yet another problem with meat consumption that food industry and science addresses by non-thermal replacements (e. g. high-pressure processing and electrotechnologies). Recently, interesting alternatives for meat processing included 3D Printing that is able to engineer admirable meat products from by-products. However, this technology might need to employ enzymes such as transglutaminase, associated with potential health problems and misleading the customers. Unfortunately, fraudulent activities are common for meat products and it would be prudent to organize enforcement centers with at least police and analysts skilled in chemometrics and various laboratory techniques for food defense. It seems as humankind expands it will seek more proteins from plant, insects, unicellular biomass, and synthetic meat than from the animal origin, however all of the alternatives must be carefully evaluated against consumer acceptance, public health and environmental concerns.

Kelompok 5 : Teori Konsumsi

In human life, materialism dominates. Human wants are unlimited, so there are various efforts to satisfy human desires. In fact, humans have weaknesses and shortcomings, so not all desires must be fulfilled. Islam as rahmatan lil alamin guarantees that resources can be distributed fairly. One of the efforts to ensure fair distribution of resources is to regulate how consumption patterns are in accordance with Islamic sharia which has been determined by the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. Human desire to fulfill their needs has given birth to the concept of consumption theory.

The Effect of Mindset on Tourist Behaviour and Mindful Consumption in a Community Enterprise in Krabi, Thailand

The research examined the mindful consumption theory, focusing on the importance of sustainable consumption in the tourism sector in the future. An exploratory factor analysis of survey responses from 400 tourists who travelled to a community in Krabi, Thailand, revealed that the mindful mindset consists of four factors and mindful behaviour consists of six factors. A confirmatory factor analysis found that the adapted model corresponded to the empirical data and confirmed that the factors identified in the exploratory analysis were accurate.

Failure: Perspectives and prospects in marketing and consumption theory

Failure is ubiquitous in popular and consumer culture. In this commentary, we interrogate discourses around failure and outline potential avenues of inquiry for the marketing and consumption theory disciplines. We begin by synthesizing how failure has hitherto been conceptualized in marketing theory. Then, we discuss how recent rethinking of failure in other disciplines can be meaningful for marketing thought, and propose a new agenda for marketing scholars for studying failure, that moves beyond studying failure as a primarily destructive phenomenon that arises predominantly in service encounters.

Religiosity, Income and Consumption Decision: Analysing Gender Differences (A case study of District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

Income is considered as an important determinant of personal consumption. The choices of an individual are not only influenced by the external factors (income, prices, etc.) but the internal factors such as personal preferences, social influence, and religious beliefs as well. The consumption decisions of the individual may therefore vary depending on their religiosity. Male and female are expected to perform different roles and responsibilities in the society, hence their role as a consumer may also differ while taking decisions regarding consumption of goods and service. The current study aims to examine the impact of religiosity and gender on the consumption decisions of the individual. A total of 679 faculty members (male and female) participated in the study from three major government universities located in district Peshawar. The results of logistic regression revealed that females are more influenced by religiosity in their consumption decisions regarding shariah-compliant financial products such as buying Islamic insurance policy takaful and opening profit and loss account as compared to their male counterparts. The results also confirmed that the income of the consumer has also an influence on their consumption decisions but the strength of religiosity is more than the income in affecting consumption decisions of female than male, where the role of income is more significant in determining consumption decision very consistent with the conventional consumption theory.

SELEBRASI PERNIKAHAN ARTIS DALAM PERSPEKTIF TEORI MASYARAKAT KONSUMSI BAUDRILLARD

Globalization and modernization have given birth to a consumption society. Individuals or groups of people expressively celebrate excessive consumption. One of the celebratory phenomena of overconsumption in our society is marriage among artists; Rafii-Gigi's wedding. A marriage that contains values of piety and religiosity, is reduced to a celebration of the consumption of goods and services filled with signs. A sign to gain social image and prestige. How these social phenomena are read analytically by sociological theory; Baudrillard theory of consumption society. This research is a qualitative research using literature method. Data and information collected from the mass media and facts that occur. The results showed, the existence of a person is determined by what goods or commodities are consumed. Self-existence is no longer determined by the way and how the individual thinks, but what and how the individual produces as much image and priority as possible. The super luxurious celebration of Raffi-Gigi's wedding and being a social magnet is a reflection of the moderation of a consumption society that is devoid of public morality. Show of "permissibility" is the right of every individual, but it is necessary to remember also not to show luxury and glamor to destroy the sensitivity and human values. Key Word :Celebrations, Artist Weddings, Society Consumption Theory

Sustainable Consumption Behavior at Home and in the Workplace: Avenues for Innovative Solutions

Companies which offer innovative solutions to aid the achievement of sustainable consumption behavior of individuals in home environment gain a competitive advantage. The study aims to uncover the relationship between the engagement in sustainable consumption and sustainable consumption behavior of individuals at home and in the workplace environments enabling companies to provide innovative solutions to advance sustainability management. This research holds that sustainable consumption behavior is a process and the focus of this study is use behavior. An online survey was employed to collect data from 407 respondents in the United Kingdom. Consumers working in both private and public sectors were surveyed. Data analysis suggests that one dimension of engagement in sustainable consumption, namely, Enthusiasm and Attention, mostly influences sustainable consumption behavior at home and in the workplace. Further, females feature higher sustainable consumption behavior at home and in the workplace most of the time in comparison to males. Also, there are age differences apropos sustainable consumption behavior at home and in the workplace. Social Learning Theory and Collaborative Consumption Theory are used to raise hypotheses and explain findings. The findings lead to practical implications for companies regarding engagement and sustainable consumption behavior in both environments in terms of incentives, green product and service innovation that may be offered to individuals to enhance sustainability.

Dynamic Model of Optimal Allocation of an Individual's Wealth

Currently, numerous studies have been undertaken to examine the influence of external and internal factors on the process of accumulation of individuals’ savings and also the ratio between the population’s savings and the rate of economic growth. This notwithstanding, economic theory does not have a unanimous point of view on this issue. Moreover, Russian economic literature pays little attention to the issue of activation of investment potential of the population and to quantitative evaluation of its savings. Hence, the issue of optimal allocation of an individuals’ wealth between consumption and savings is essential and can be taken in consideration when using savings for investment. The interest in solving this kind of problems helps fill the gap in the theory researching population’s savings and allows scholars to develop a number of directions for new additional research, in particular, for investigation of mathematical models which formalize economic problems of consumption theory. In the article, the author suggests a dynamic model of optimal allocation of an individual’s wealth with some modifications and also a qualitative analysis of the basic model with the help of the optimal control theory. The results of the research are interpreted from the economic perspective. Recommendations for optimal allocation of an individual’s wealth according to the value of the model parameters are given.

Post Luxury: Normcore as Node and Prism

'Normcore' was not only the most Googled fashion trend of 2014 but also the runner-up for neologism of the year by Oxford University Press. The phrase generated numerous headlines, such as "Normcore Is (or Is It?) a Fashion Trend (or Non-Trend or Anti-Trend)" in the Los Angeles Times in 2015 or "Everyone's Getting Normcore Wrong, Says Its Inventors" in Dazed in 2014, indicating a multi-faceted and intriguing phenomenon. This article employs the timing of post peak normcore to investigate a trend that surely entailed more than meets the eye. Described as "a unisex fashion trend characterized by unpretentious, normal-looking clothing" by Wikipedia, normcore was in fact not meant to be a trend at all, nor was it meant to be used to refer to a particular code of dress. Initially a spoof marketing term coined by the art collective/trend forecasting group K-Hole in 2013, normcore was originally a subversive concept, anticipating an alternative way forward, proposing anti-distinction as the radical new, analysed here as a mode beyond luxury—as 'post luxury'. Combining anthropology, consumption theory, and critical fashion theory with a practice-based insight informed by the author's background in trend analysis and brand planning as well as the art school context, this article attempts to frame and unpack normcore in order to speculate about the future of luxury.