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Sentimental Social Roles And The Objects That Elicit Them

The history of objects as carriers of culture has been noted by anthropologists since the early 20th century (De Saussure 1915) and that objects have a social meaning for their possessors and users Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Lindsay R. L. Larson, T. Andrew Poehlman
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Ask And You Shall (Not) Receive: Close Friends Prioritize Relational Signalling Over Recipient

Imagine your birthday is approaching and a friend asks you what you want as a birthday gift. You consider for a moment, then tell your friend exactly what you want. When your birthday arrives, does Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Morgan Ward, Susan Broniarczyk
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Postmodern Cultural Complexities: The Two Worlds On Cuba Street

This paper presents a Design Research project investigating the cultural worlds found on Cuba Street in Wellington, New Zealand. The work demonstrates that the known culture of Cuba in the geographic Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Sharon Schembri, Matthew Ellingsen
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Cognition, Culture And Consumption In The Afterlife

Consumer behavior theory is grounded in the here and now, yet consumers may be influenced by beliefs concerning the hereafter. How might our theories be altered, if consumer projections of the Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Elizabeth Hirschman, Russell Belk, Ayalla Ruvio
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Implementing Intuitive Decisions

Deliberative decision strategies have historically been considered the surest path to sound decisions, but recent evidence suggests that intuitive strategies may be equally effective. By relying upon Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Sam Maglio
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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