Looking good: Consumption and the problems of self-production

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-81

  Maguire, Jennifer Smith ^a,b   Stanway, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appearance; Class; Consumer culture; Consumption; Gender; Identity; Individualization; Self production; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649101555     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549407084964     Document Type: Article

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