Are parents gender neutral when financing their children's consumption?

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Brusdal, Ragnhild ^a   Berg, Lisbet ^a  

^a Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Consumption; Gender; Pocket money

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021170700     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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