Life course perspectives on consumer behavior

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 295-307

  Moschis, George P ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Life course approach; Theoretical perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949178302     PISSN: 00920703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11747-007-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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