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Sirgy, M. Joseph; Gurel-Atay, Eda; Webb, Dave; Cicic, Muris; Husic, Melika; Ekici, Ahmet; Herrmann, Andreas; Hegazy, Ibrahim; Lee, Dong-Jin; Johar, J. S. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper develops theory related to advertising, materialism, and life satisfaction by formally testing explanations related to the antecedents and consequences of materialism. Survey data were collected from seven major cities each in a different country (Australia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Germany, Egypt, Korea, Turkey, and the USA) using a…
Descriptors: Advertising, Life Satisfaction, Living Standards, Foreign Countries
Sandlin, Jennifer A., Ed.; McLaren, Peter, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
Distinguished international scholars from a wide range of disciplines (including curriculum studies, foundations of education, adult education, higher education, and consumer education) come together in this book to explore consumption and its relation to learning, identity development, and education. Readers will learn about a variety of ways in…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Social Systems, Popular Culture, Consumer Education
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Brandle, Max – Babel: Australia, 1994
Discusses the changing role of the poster in European countries and its constant updating to meet new commercial needs. Notes that among the studies focusing on the poster, there is a clear emphasis on the assessment and evaluation of design criteria rather than on the use of language. The sole purpose of the poster in the cities surveyed is to…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Communication, Change Agents, Consumer Economics
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Henderson, Carter – Journal of Home Economics, 1980
The direction home economists are taking toward the future is examined from the standpoints of the role of homemaker, the consumer culture, the part that media plays, advertising, economics, lifestyles, medical care, skill development, and community life. (CT)
Descriptors: Advertising, Community Involvement, Consumer Economics, Economic Factors
Hampton, Vickie L., Ed. – 1987
The following education-related papers are among the 91 papers included in these proceedings: (1) "Recent Trends in the Historiography of Consumption" (Pope); (2) "Thinking Critically in the Teaching of Consumer Issues" (Copa, Schuler); (3) "Recent Research in Consumer Education Utilizing Innovative Methodologies" (Hall); (4) "Justice and Consumer…
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection