A Study On The Construction Of China's Low-Carbon Consumption Pattern

Bourdieu's “Field-Habitus” is a continuation of the Marxist theory that theorizes human beh aviors as the result of the relationship between field,capital and habitus.“Field-Habitus” transce nds structuralism and constructivism in social practice theories and breaks the binary oppositio n between object and subject,casting important revelations on the study of the construction of C hina's low-carbon consumption pattern.Based on Bourdieu's “Field-Habitus” theory and conclus ions drawn from questionnaires,it is evident that although China has achieved fruitful outcome i n the R&D of low-carbon technologies and the promotion of low-carbon housing,working and tr ansportation,due to the inner restrictions of the habitus of consumption,and objective influence s from economic capital,cultural capital,symbolic capital and other fields,the construction of lo w-carbon consumption pattern in China is still facing challenges including material-intensive con sumptive behaviors among residents,a low level of low-carbon consumption,less consciousnes s of low-carbon consumption,the lack of a systemized low-carbon consumption style,the deficie ncy of the supply of low-carbon products,the lack of credibility in low-carbon market,the imbal anced development of low-carbon consumption,and the imperfect behavioral norms of low-carb on consumption,etc.,all of which are greatly restricting the development of low-carbon econom y in China.To solve these problems and to construct a healthy and organized low-carbon consum ption pattern,we need to tackle from the source,making efforts in terms of the transformation o f individual consuming attitudes and lifestyles,the adjustment of the low-carbon consumption str ucture,as well as the improvements of related institutional systems to foster a low-carbon consu mption habit among Chinese residents.Efforts also should be made to increase the economic cap ital of Low-carbon consumption through the raise of residents' income and a higher financial in put.To increase the cultural capital of low-carbon consumption,promotion of low-carbon lifestyl e in families,schools and the media is needed.The realization of low-carbon consumption still h as a long way to go,but with the joint efforts from all parties,the construction of a low-carbon c onsumption pattern will gradually meet success in promoting the rapid development of low-carb on economy,and propelling the realization of Scientific Outlook on Development as well as th e advancement of the entire society.