Finnish young people's narrative construction of consumer identity

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 388-398

  Autio, Minna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumer identity; Finnish consumer culture; Narrative analysis; Young consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951759584     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2004.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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