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  1. The methodology behind Better World Shopper, a rating system for ethical consumers
  2. Rethinking Greenwashing: Corporate Discourse, Unethical Practice, and the Unmet Potential of Ethical Consumerism
  3. Brewing Green: Sustainability in the Craft Beer Movement
  4. Ethical consumers are looking to CSR rating systems as an alternative to ecolabels.
  5. A brief explanation of social responsible marketing and greenwashing.
  6. Don’t Just Read Books, Write Them! Four Lessons Learned from a Multiyear Student-authored Book Project in Social Theory
  7. Sociological/Activist Commentary on “Consumer Perceptions of Sustainability: A Free Elicitation Study” by Bonnie J. K. Simpson and Scott K. Radford
  8. Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements
  9. Shop ’Til You Drop: The Crisis of ConsumerismShop ’Til You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism. BrockhoffGene, director and producer. Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation, 2010. 52 min. Rental $50.00, purchase $250.00.
  10. Contention and Corporate Social Responsibility. By Sarah A. Soule. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. xv+192. $85.00 (cloth); $23.99 (paper).
  11. Book Review: Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace MovementContesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement, by WoehrleLynne M., CoyPatrick G., and ManeyGregory M.. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Pu...