Liminality and consumption in the aftermath of a natural disaster

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-63

  Kennett Hensel, Pamela A ^a   Sneath, Julie Z ^b   Lacey, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Life events; Liminality; Possessions; Stress; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856237731     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363761211193046     Document Type: Article

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