The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from June 2002

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from June 2002

The influence of communication source and mode on consumer adoption of technological innovations.
June 22, 2002... Communication is the critical process of diffusion of technological innovations, yet there is little research in the consumer behavior literature investigating how communication affects consumers' decision to adopt technological innovations....

Internet seals of approval: Effects on online privacy policies and consumer perceptions.
June 22, 2002... The use of Internet seal of approval programs has been touted as an alternative to potential legislation concerning consumer-related online privacy practices. Questions have been raised, however, regarding the effectiveness of such programs...

Smoking behavior, information sources, and consumption values of teenagers: Implications for public policy and other intervention failures.
June 22, 2002... This paper uses a hierarchical decision process model, uses of information, and a theory of consumption values as a strategic framework for evaluating the general failure of intervention strategies for teenage smoking initiation. Extremely high...

Absolute and relative consumption of married U.S. households in 1960 and 1996: The cleavers meet the taylors.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Consumer Expenditure Survey data for 1960 and 1996 are used to examine the real consumption of single-earner and dual-earner households. Both real consumption quantities and budget shares of consumption categories were found to differ by...

What do we produce in the "Knowledge Factory" and for whom? A Review Essay of The Knowledge Factory by Stanley Aronowitz. (Review Essay).
June 22, 2002... Surely, there can be no issue of greater importance to the consumer's happiness and to society's welfare than the issue of how we as a populace manage the activities of our educational system. Every aspect of our social fabric depends on what...

Shopping from a list: International studies of consumer online experiences. (Bits, Briefs, and Applications).
June 22, 2002... In response to the growth of online shopping, consumer groups from around the world participated in two mystery shopping exercises. These exercises, conducted during the Christmas holiday seasons or 1998 and 2000, involved buying a variety of...

Slapping down dangerous information.(corporate America and conflict of interest)(Editorial)
June 22, 2002... After reading the first draft of my book Adventures in Misplaced Marketing (2001), the publisher insisted that I disguise or otherwise hide the names of the companies whose practices I ridiculed or otherwise criticized. I could make fun of one...