Crafting the Identity Politics of Consumption
How do consumers whose identities have been devalued set out to contest this devaluation without becoming activists?
Author: Markus Giesler
April Issue: Voices Behind the Research
Authors and author teams from the Journal of Consumer Research April issue.
How Do Platforms Empower Consumers?
Platforms can strengthen a person’s abilities, rights, or authority to fulfill their objectives as a marketplace actor.
Regenerating Consumer Movement Solidarity
How do consumer movements continue even when their underpinning ideology becomes a threat?
Compact Logos Signal Product Safety
Does typography influence consumers’ interpretations of brand logos? Do these interpretations differ between cultures?
How Vocal Tones Impact Persuasion
A successful persuasion attempt is most likely to result from vocal tones denoting (1) focus, (2) low stress, and (3) stable emotions.
Our Associate Editors on Twitter
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The Legitimation of Contested Products
How do marketplace objects and their properties facilitate market legitimacy?
Consumers: A Presidential Design Concern
How has the American citizen-consumer subject been created since the 1980s?
Home is Where the Money Is
University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Max Besbris on his new consumer analysis of the housing market.