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Occupational Prestige Does Not Make You Happy

Occupational prestige refers to the admiration and respect that a particular occupation holds in a society. It is a way for sociologists to rank the relative social status people have. This post examines whether occupational prestige has a real impact on happiness. The top five most prestigious occupations in 2010 are presented in Figure 1, […]

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Conscious Consumerism Has Been on a Slide Since the ’90s

According to goodmustgrow.com, those who bought goods from a socially responsible company fell between 2013 and 2019–from 62% to 54%. However, reaching back to the 1990s, the General Social Survey (GSS) documents that the slide in conscious consumerism started since 1993. This post takes a look at the historical trajectory of conscious consumerism. Figure 1, […]

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