The meaning of holiday consumption: Construction of self among mature couples

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-292

  Therkelsen, Anette ^a   Gram, Malene ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Identity; Qualitative methods; Tourism; Transition phases

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749129255     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540508090214     Document Type: Article

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