The epistemics of information: A consumption model

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-201

  Cetina, Karin Knorr ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

consensus formation; consumption; epistemics; information; representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954972814     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540510366641     Document Type: Review

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