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A Guide to the Systems of Provision Approach

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54143-9

ISBN: 978-3-030-54142-2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 5, 2021

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Introduction and Background to the SoP Approach

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 1 –28

[Across the social sciences academics have long grappled with the question of what drives consumption. This relates not just to shopping habits but also to how basic needs such as housing and education are met to understand who gets what, how and why. The systems of provision (SoP) approach...
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The SoP Approach: Theoretical Background and Empirical Practice

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 29 –52

[This chapter starts with an overview of the theoretical foundations of the SoP approach. The consumer is considered to be located within an extensive web of, often contested, social relations of production and material cultures of consumption. For the SoP approach, it is the interaction of these...
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Understanding Material Cultures

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 53 –72

[The SoP approach considers consumption through the lens of (social) norms, which are taken to be identifiable systematic patterns of consumption, clustered across groups. These norms feature extensively in daily life, for example, in decisions ranging from what to eat to where to live. To...
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Insights from Operationalizing the Systems of Provision Approach

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 73 –105

[This chapter is concerned with applications of the SoP approach in practice and is oriented around the themes of social policy and social reproduction. The chapter first explores some of the contributions of the SoP approach to wider areas of scholarship, including consumption studies and...
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A SoP Approach to Understanding Food Consumption

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 107 –141

[This chapter applies the SoP approach to the consumption of food which has become increasingly dysfunctional, with obesity set to create a global health epidemic. The chapter shows that these outcomes result from the intersections of cultures of food consumption and the systems by which food is...
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Conclusion: The Contribution of the SoP Approach

Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

Pages: 143 –175

[The SoP approach views consumption as attached to vertical chains of provisioning linked to the materiality of specific goods or services, shaped by the context and the agents associated with the system. This chapter locates the SoP approach within the wider body of systems-based consumption...

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