Baylen Linnekin on Organic Food and Anti-Social Behavior

Baylen Linnekin on Organic Food and Anti-Social Behavior

May 26, 2012

Do organic consumers shop exclusively at the jerk
store? It sometimes seems that way, especially as self-described
foodies increasingly treat the act of grocery shopping as a
political statement. In his latest column, Baylen Linnekin of the
nonprofit Keep Food Legal reviews a new academic paper titled
“Wholesome Foods and Wholesome Morals?” which looks at whether
people exposed to organic food marketing are so self-satisfied that
they are less likely to express empathy toward others.

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