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Study explores ‘crunchy mom’ culture and consumerism on TikTok

Oct 22, 2025


adrienne-foos-webThe early access version of a paper co-authored by Dr. Adrienne Foos, associate professor of Marketing, and William Magnus Northington of Appalachian State University, has been published to Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal.

The paper, titled “Crunchy moms as ideological pioneers: the negotiation of natural motherhood and consumerist ideology through crunchy mom discourse on TikTok,� explores how an influential digital subculture navigates the tensions between natural motherhood and consumerist culture. The research reveals how online communities act as sites of ideological negotiation and identity work.