Self-empowerment and consumption: Consumer remedies for prolonged stigmatization

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1031-1048

  Henry, Paul Conrad ^a   Caldwell, Marylouise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748966136     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560610680998     Document Type: Article

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