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INTERROGATING THE T.P. PANIC.
- Source :
- New Yorker; 3/30/2020, Vol. 96 Issue 6, p12-12, 3/4p, 1 Cartoon or Caricature
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The article explores possible explanations for toilet-paper hoarding during the time of the coronavirus pandemic. Topics discussed include factors that motivate hoarders including emotional or sentimental attachment, aesthetic appreciation, and utility, the belief that human beings subconsciously equate feces with gold or money, and the political aspects of toilet-paper hoarding.
- Subjects :
- TOILET paper
COMPULSIVE hoarding
COMPULSIVE behavior
COVID-19
FECES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0028792X
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- New Yorker
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 142352984