Busyness, Status Distinction and Consumption Strategies of the Income Rich, Time Poor

Time & Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-26

  Sullivan, Oriel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

consumption; cultural omnivorousness; status distinction; time pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149109166     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X07086307     Document Type: Article

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