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Philosophies Of Happiness: Preferences For Experienced And Remembered Happiness

Which life would you prefer: a life where you experience happiness on a moment-to-moment basis such that you feel happy during your life; or a life that you reflect back on and feel happy thinking Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Cassie Mogilner, Michael I. Norton
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Halal Nail Polish: Religion And Body Politics In The Marketplace

In January 2013 the Polish cosmetic company Inglot introduced the first ever halal nail polish, the O2M line of breathable nail enamel. Wearing nail polish is a contentious issue for pious Muslim Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Özlem Sandıkcı
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Constructing Identity Through Cultural And Ancient Interpretations Of The Female Body

In societies undergoing modernity, how do women use consumption to negotiate the contrasting cultural values of tradition and modernity when their own bodies are held to be sacred (Agnew, 1997; Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Anoop Bhogal-Nair
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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The Multifaceted Role Of Affect In Self-Affirmation Effects

Self-affirmation theory holds that threats to the self can be reduced by focusing on cherished values unrelated to the content of the threat (Steele, 1988). Because threat often leads to Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: William M. P. Klein, Peter R. Harris, Rebecca Ferrer
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Going, Going, Gone: Hidden Hormonal Influences On Loss Aversion

Loss aversion is the tendency to be more sensitive to losses than comparable gains. Research has converged on the robustness of loss aversion in human psychology (Kahneman and Tversky 1979; Tversky Read More »

Date: 2013
Author: Ashley Rae, Vladas Griskevicius, Stephanie M. Cantu, Kristina M. Durante
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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