News tagged with moral identity


Are women more generous? New study sheds light on donation behavior

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why would women give more to the victims of Hurricane Katrina than to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research sheds light onto the way gender and moral identity affect donati ...


Men, women give to charity differently, says new research

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created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

To whom would you rather give money: a needy person in your neighborhood or a needy person in a foreign country? According to new research by Texas A&M University marketing professor Karen Winterich and colleagues, if you're ...





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Hummer owners claim moral high ground to excuse overconsumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Hummer drivers believe they are defending America's frontier lifestyle against anti-American critics, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Holier than thou? Employees who believe they are 'ethical' or 'moral' might not be

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 30, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Bad behavior seems rampant in business, and scholars are divided as to why people act ethically or unethically. Many have argued that ethical behavior is the result of simple judgments between right and wrong. Others suggest ...


Healthy people and enhancement drugs

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Healthy people are more willing to take drugs to enhance traits that are not fundamental to their identity. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people's willingness to take a pill or drug depend ...


Trust your gut? Study explores religion, morality and trust in authority

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

In a world filled with dogma, doctrine and discipline, it is accurate to say most of us strive to do what we believe is "right." These convictions and beliefs permeate every aspect of our lives, including education, ethics ...


E-mail's moral, ethical issues discussed

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created Nov 16, 2005 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Australian scientists say e-mail provides new opportunities for health researchers, but also raises a wide range of moral and ethical issues.


When consumers search for authenticity: In the eye of the beholder?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is McDonald's an authentic brand? What about Marlboro? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are able to find authenticity in unlikely places.


PR pros are good ethical thinkers, study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

For years journalists and others have questioned the ethics of public relations practitioners and firms. People in PR, however, appear to be getting a bad rap. That's what a new study funded by the Arthur W. Page Center ...


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You, yourself and you: Why being self-centered is a good thing

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Caspar Hare would like you to try a thought experiment. Consider that 100,000 people around the world tomorrow will suffer epileptic seizures. "That probably doesn't trouble you tremendously," ...


Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case

Technology / Internet

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.


Identifying ID theft and fraud

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Jo? The results of research published in a forthcoming issue ...



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