Ageing in a consumer society: From passive to active consumption in Britain

Ageing in a Consumer Society: From Passive to Active Consumption in Britain

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-148

  Jones, Ian Rees ^a   Hyde, Martin ^b   Victor, Christina R ^c   Wiggins, Richard D ^d   Gilleard, Chris ^e   Higgs, Paul ^f  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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