Buying Green Makes You Do Bad Things at SmartMoney.com
Do green products really make us better people? Does engaging in a virtuous act of consumption build on itself, making us more socially-conscious, in turn encouraging virtuous behavior in other areas of our lives? Or does buying these products make us feel better — but, in reality, make us act worse?
According to a new study, set to be published in the journal Psychological Science, the answer is — unsurprisingly for those of us with a cynical disposition toward human nature — the latter.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment