The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves
and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms which have shaped this industry, such as …

A number of journalists and scholars have pointed to the sexual objectification of women
and men in popular media to argue that Western culture has become “sexualized” or even …

Coffee Culture: Local experiences, Global Connections explores coffee as (1) a major
commodity that shapes the lives of millions of people;(2) a product with a dramatic history;(3) …

Why do some people seem to lead charmed lives? They are attractive, but also lively,
friendly and charismatic. People want to be around them. Doors open for them. The answer …

Researchers have often attempted to answer the question,'Does sex sell?'In this article, we
present a meta-analysis of studies that used an experiment to test the effect of sexual …

This paper uses the beauty industry to explore the impact of globalization over the very long
run. When the first wave of modern globalization struck in the nineteenth century, a …

Wir leben in einem Zeitalter der Persuasion. Für früher Selbstverständliches muss heute
Überzeugungsarbeit geleistet werden. Verkaufen: Aus Konsumgütern und …

The relationship between sex and tourism has arguably been one that has been
understudied relative to the central role that sex plays within the tourism experience. As a …

" Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are," said Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Today," You
are what you consume" is more apt. Barbara Krueger's ironic twist of Descartes-" I shop …

This study documents the presence and prevalence of visual sexual imagery in advertising
for different product categories through an analysis of 3,232 ads in six mainstream …