Viele von uns bestrafen Normverletzungen – etwa, wenn jemand Müll auf den Bahnsteig wirft. Wenn die Normverletzung extremer wird, steigen aber auch unsere Hemmungen, etwas gegen den Verursacher zu unternehmen. Das zeigen Forscherinnen und Forscher aus Innsbruck, Abu Dhabi und Köln in einem aktuell in Nature Communications erschienenen Aufsatz. (more…)
UCLA sociologist investigates ‘astroturf’ campaigns in new book
Coming at the height of public opposition to Wal-Mart’s labor practices and expansion into urban markets, the founding in 2005 of Working Families for Wal-Mart appeared to reflect a spontaneous groundswell of public support for the retail giant.
In fact, it was no conventional grassroots campaign. A newspaper reporter later discovered that the group’s lone founder was Wal-Mart and the campaign originated with a consultant hired by the company. (more…)