Women's exchange in the U.S. garage sale: Giving gifts and creating community

Gender and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 703-728

  Herrmann, Gretchen M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1177/089124396010006003     Document Type: Article

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