Making the transition to retirement: Appraisals, post-transition lifestyle, and changes in consumption patterns

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-101

  Hopkins, Christopher D ^a   Roster, Catherine A ^b   Wood, Charles M ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomer generation; Lifestyles; Market segmentation; Retirement; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645506676     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363760610655023     Document Type: Article

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