Isboli, GHP, Middlemiss, L orcid.org/0000-0001-5185-2033 and Coutinho Pépece, OM (2023) Making ‘shiny’ or avoiding ‘sticky’: a cross-cultural comparison of household bathroom cleaning practices. Consumption and Society, 2 (1). pp. 60-77. ISSN 2752-8499
Abstract
This article examines how people’s life course and cultural backgrounds impact their consumption practices, particularly in the use, disposal and treatment of water in bathroom cleaning. We explore this through 12 oral histories from Brazilian and English residents, including locals, migrants and cross-national couples. Our findings provide an account of cleaning routines in two cultural contexts, offering insights for those addressing sustainability, consumer behaviour and water governance. Our research suggests that culture, upbringing, expectations of cleanliness, and social and material contexts all shape how people clean bathrooms, and when contexts change, material elements become particularly influential.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Authors 2023. This is an author produced version of an article published in Consumption and Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | bathroom; cleanliness; cross-cultural; household; practices |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2023 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2024 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/SCHH4270 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198112 |