Exploring the relationships among liminal transitions, symbolic consumption, and the extended self

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-47

  Noble, Charles H ^a   Walker, Beth A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031287958     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6793(199701)14:1<29::AID-MAR3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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