Preadolescents and apparel purchasing: Conformity to parents and peers in the consumer socialization process

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-257

  Meyer, Deborah J C ^a   Anderson, Heather C ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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