consumerism

Beyond Human – Everyday Bots and AI
International Debate
March 22, 2021

Beyond Human – Everyday Bots and AI

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Overconsumption or a Move Towards Minimalism?
News
March 15, 2021

Overconsumption or a Move Towards Minimalism?

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Consumption and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Policy
March 1, 2021

Consumption and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Consumption Does Not Equate to Happiness
Public Engagement
February 17, 2021

Consumption Does Not Equate to Happiness

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Gift Giving, Gift Returning – The Unexpected Emotions Behind Receiving an Unwanted Gift

Gift Giving, Gift Returning – The Unexpected Emotions Behind Receiving an Unwanted Gift

Is it possible that the experience of receiving gifts we do not like can take a toll on our mental well-being? Is […]

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Online Christmas Shopping and Gift Giving as a Form of Retail Therapy?

Online Christmas Shopping and Gift Giving as a Form of Retail Therapy?

The coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the festive cheer […]

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Do Consumers Avoid Genetically Modified Wines?

Do Consumers Avoid Genetically Modified Wines?

[We’re pleased to welcome Christina Chi of Washington State University. Christina recently published an article in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly entitled “Ready to Embrace […]

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What Do Higher Education Consumers Want?

What Do Higher Education Consumers Want?

The Guardian yesterday published a set of worrying facts. Even though consumers of higher education pay almost three times as much in tuition fees than they did six years ago, face-to-face with lecturers in class has barely increased

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Students as consumers – the impact of individual choice

Students as consumers – the impact of individual choice

The higher education White Paper published this week by the UK government (‘Students at the heart of the system’) will, according to […]

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Why understanding can’t be bought or sold

Why understanding can’t be bought or sold

A blog by Les Back on Sociology and the Cuts argues that it is wrong to blame consumerist students for the way that […]

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