Rejected, shackled, and alone: The impact of systemic restricted choice on minority consumers' construction of self

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 451-474

  Bone, Sterling A ^a   Christensen, Glenn L ^b   Williams, Jerome D ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904183490     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676689     Document Type: Article

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