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Baylor Consumerism Expert Shares Five Tips to Make the Most of Your Stimulus Check
With President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, citizens nationwide received a second round of stimulus checks in the form of $1,400 per person ...
Social Media Could be Fueling a Panic-Buying Response, Says Baylor Expert on Consumerism and Technology
Photos and videos of empty grocery store shelves where toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer and more would typically be stocked have circulated after people ...
The Chinese New Year goes on despite the coronavirus. University of Rochester Anthropologist John Osburg says the occasion is about family, feasting, TV, and family stress.
This is typically the busiest travel period in China—if not the world—as millions of people make their way home to celebrate the Chinese ...
Pope Francis Calls Consumerism a "Virus," Encourages Prayer and Charity
In an Advent homily on December 1, Pope Francis urged to "choose prayer and charity over consumerism" during the holiday season. "Consumerism is a virus that ...
United Nations Report Warns of Potential Extinction of One Million Plant and Animal Species
The United Nations has issued an assessment sounding the alarm that one million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction due to human-related ...
When Religiosity Competes with Materialism, Charitable Giving Takes a Hit, Baylor Study Shows
Baylor researchers suggest fundraisers can use study results to boost giving Religious people tend to be more charitable than their nonreligious counterparts, but they’ll ...
Baylor Consumerism Expert Discusses the Challenges of Gift Cards and Spending
James Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben Williams Professorship in Marketing in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and an expert on consumerism, is featured in ...