摘要:

This study was designed to determine which topics historically have been most frequently considered to be a part of consumer education and to identify changes over time in the coverage of particular topics. Fifteen selected high school consumer education texts published over a 40‐year period were examined and their contents classified into 50 topic categories. Overall, it was found that there was substantial variation among the texts in the topics included and in the length of coverage given to them. While a small group of topics was covered in all of the books, only limited evidence was found for a developing consensus about many other areas. It also appears that the content of consumer education textbooks was relatively unresponsive to economic and social changes over the 40‐year per

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00172.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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There is reason to believe that consumers face a difficult task in securing adequate and accurate information upon which to judge relative price levels of competing foodstores. The objective of the research reported here was to investigate the potential of retail food price reporting for correcting this information problem. Both consumer and grocery retailer responses to this comparative food price information were analyzed. A pretest‐post‐test design with four pairs of experimental‐control cities (with replications at two levels of concentration) was employed to collect price data. A modified Solomon‐four group design was used for surveys of food consumers in experimental and control cities. The results of analysis of variance models lend support to the hypothesis that price reporting can lower the relative level of food prices, both for items individually identified in a price report and items not identified in the report. The magnitude of this effect varied among the cities. It appears that consumers' role in this experiment was a passive one: consumer behavior and patronage patterns did not change in a manner that would consistently reinforce the competitive effects of the price

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00173.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure adult awareness of consumer product/service information sources, consumer protection laws and channels of recourse. The process included identification of prevalent consumer problems, development of test items based on the identified problems, and assessments of the content validity and the reliability of the instrument. The process of construct validity was initiated by developing and testing hypotheses concerning the relationships between scores on the instrument and selected socio‐economic characteristics of consumers. Low consumer awareness scores were predominant, supporting the need for consumer education for adult

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00174.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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Cost‐benefit analysis is applied to an evaluation of two strategies for reducing risk from pre‐1977 model year Pintos. The first strategy is a design modification which might have been undertaken by Ford in 1970 when the Pinto was first produced. The second strategy is the recall which was undertaken by Ford in 1978. The analyses of the two strategies were based on the costs of strategy implementation and the benefits from the reduction in accidents involving pre‐1977 model year Pintos. The results indicated that the recall strategy was more cost‐ineffective than the design modification strategy. Consideration was also given to a third risk response strategy which included no corrective

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00175.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

There have been many analyses of the nation's safety, health, and environmental programs, but relatively few studies of consumer protection programs. The present study attempts to add to the literature in this area by examining, through early 1982, the recall programs for hazardous or defective consumer products of two federal agencies: the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The analysis focuses on an evaluation of existing recall methods and their success in repairing hazardous products or in removing them from the marketplace. A review of several indicators of “success” suggests that a large gap exists between the set of all such hazardous products and the subset identified as hazardous and effectively acted upon by the two agencies. Some suggestions for closing this gap are noted and discus

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00176.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

While the consumer socialization of children includes securing an understanding of economic rationality, it also includes learning the symbolic meanings attached by society to consumer goods. Using photographs of cars and houses, this research examined the developing recognition of consumption stereotypes by children varying in age, gender and social class. Both the strength and content of consumption stereotypes were considered. Highly consistent age differences were found, but the data revealed few gender and social class differences.

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00177.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The United States has experienced a large trade deficit in consumer products. This paper argues that the deficit is due in part to the institutional and behavioral frameworks in which consumer products are marketed. The existence of an effective mass distribution system, a large market relative to promotion expenditures and the change‐orientation of the consumer can influence greatly the ability of nations to expand markets and stimulate sales of consumer products. These factors prevalent in the American economy have attracted imports. In contrast, their absence in the economies of our trading partners has limited our access to foreign markets. Policy implications of this situation and areas for further research are identified and discusse

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00178.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Using price data collected in Indianapolis and Lafayette, Indiana, rank order correlations between price and quality were computed. These were compared to correlations based on price data obtained from the publications of consumer product testing organizations. It was found that price‐quality correlations based on the price data furnished by consumer product testing organizations may not reflect price‐quality correlations for specific markets. A second finding of the study suggests the existence of variability across store types with respect to price‐quality correla

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00179.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

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Consumer protection agencies can improve their responsiveness and productivity by gathering and using market information to develop social marketing programs. The authors propose a strategic model using consumer complaint data and examine its application in the design of an information system for the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Results obtained from this system are presented to illustrate how the analysis of complaint data can be used in formulating a consumer protection strategy.

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00180.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The practice of removing item prices in scanner‐equipped grocery stores has raised an important public policy issue relating to the ability of individual consumers to engage in effective shopping with less available price information at the point of purchase. This study investigated the likely impact of item price removal in scanner‐equipped grocery stores as a function of consumers' use of price information, general consumer predispositions, and consumers' experience with scanner technology. Particular emphasis was placed on the likely effects of item price removal on disadvantaged consumers. The implications of the study for public policy are discus

ISSN:0022-0078    

DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1982.tb00181.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1982

数据来源: WILEY