Mapping symbolic (anti-) consumption

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-159

  Hogg, Margaret K ^a   Banister, Emma N ^a   Stephenson, Christopher A ^a  

^a Lancaster University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Anti consumption; Aversion; Avoidance; Distastes; Negation; Rejection; Undesired self

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149134367     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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