Conceptualizing the household as an object of study

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 488-497

  Niehof, Anke ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative perspective; Family; Hearth hold; Home Economics; Homestead; Household; Household dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864789687     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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