Study Takes Rare Look At How Materialism Develops In The Young
Posted in Political on 12/26/2006 05:15 am by adminStudy Takes Rare Look At How Materialism Develops In The Young
24 Dec 2006
As Christmas approaches, many people blame advertising for stoking the desire among teenagers to own the latest and best in computers, clothes, toys, video games, jewelry, sports equipment and cosmetics.
Some groups have criticized advertisers for manipulating children to demand an endless array of consumer products, while others have decried the creeping placement of branded goods in public schools.
But despite the finger pointing, relatively little is known about how materialistic values develop in childhood and adolescence, a University of Illinois researcher says.
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