Between consumerism and protectionism: Attitudes towards children, consumption and the media in Estonia

Childhood

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-375

  Keller, Margit ^a   Kalmus, Veronika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Estonia; Media; Protectionism; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449412143     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568209335315     Document Type: Article

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