As Long As It’S True, It’S Okay: Deception Opposition in Lay Reactions to ‘Poverty Porn’"
Aid organizations often use graphic depictions of human suffering as a means to elicit sympathy and aid. While effective, critics condemn these practices as exploitative, referring to them as “poverty porn.” We examine lay reactions, finding that consumers generally judge “poverty porn” as morally acceptable, except when it involves deception.
Citation:
Shannon Duncan, Deborah Small, and Emma Levine (2021) ,"As Long As It’S True, It’S Okay: Deception Opposition in Lay Reactions to ‘Poverty Porn’"", 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: 445-446.
Authors
Shannon Duncan, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Deborah Small, University of Pennsylvania
Emma Levine, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Volume
NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021
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