Why would a struggling community shun corporate gifts? A study of Hurricane Katrina and Mardi Gras

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Gifts and support from people of different social positions strengthen communities, especially in hard times, according to a new study of post-Katrina New Orleans in the Journal of Consumer Research. But gifts from corporations are not always welcome.

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