How individuals' cherished possessions become families' inalienable wealth

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 609-622

  Curasi, Carolyn Folkman ^a   Price, Linda L ^b   Arnould, Eric J ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 12844268706     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425096     Document Type: Article

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