This paper provides a systematic review of the current state of luxury research by mapping
the research landscape to identify key research clusters, publications, and journals that have …

Maslow's pyramid of human needs, proposed in 1943, has been one of the most cognitively
contagious ideas in the behavioral sciences. Anticipating later evolutionary views of human …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

Conspicuous consumption is a form of economic behavior in which self-presentational
concerns override desires to obtain goods at bargain prices. Showy spending may be a …

" From one of America's most brilliant writers, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and
lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring …

Conspicuous displays of consumption and benevolence might serve as" costly signals" of
desirable mate qualities. If so, they should vary strategically with manipulations of mating …

Abstract [This book] packages the discipline [of social psychology] in thirty-one crisp and
playful essays (" modules"). This is the ultimate brief text in social psychology—a quick …

Although consumer spending typically declines in economic recessions, some observers
have noted that recessions appear to increase women's spending on beauty products—the …

Three experiments examined how 2 fundamental social motives—self-protection and mate
attraction—influenced conformity. A self-protective goal increased conformity for both men …

The ratio of males to females in a population is an important factor in determining behavior
in animals. We propose that sex ratio also has pervasive effects in humans, such as by …