Caring consumers: Gendered consumption meanings and the juggling lifestyle

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-407

  Thompson, Craig J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0030525733     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209457     Document Type: Article

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