Engaging with promotional culture: Organised consumerism and the personal financial services industry

Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 389-408

  Aldridge, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Financial services; Information society; Promotional culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041047682     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038597031003002     Document Type: Article

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