Commodifying respectability

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-314

  Wright, David ^a,b  

^a Open University

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Cultural capital; Emotional and aesthetic labour; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847335888     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540505056792     Document Type: Article

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