Why Is It Wrong to Sell Your Body? Understanding Liberals’ Vs. Conservatives’ Moral Objections to Bodily Markets

This research examines how moral objections to bodily markets (e.g., prostitution) differ across the political spectrum. Liberals are more sensitive to exploitation concerns, but conservatives are more sensitive to violation of sanctity concerns in the bodily markets.



Citation:

Shreyans Goenka and Stijn van Osselaer (2021) ,"Why Is It Wrong to Sell Your Body? Understanding Liberals’ Vs. Conservatives’ Moral Objections to Bodily Markets", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49, eds. Tonya Williams Bradford, Anat Keinan, and Matthew Matthew Thomson, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 190-191.

Authors

Shreyans Goenka, Virginia Tech
Stijn van Osselaer, Cornell



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021



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