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Maria Piacentini is a lecturer in the Department of Marketing at Lancaster University. The focus of her research is on consumer behaviour, particularly relating to disadvantaged consumer groups and shopping behaviour.
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Original Article
Symbolic consumption in teenagers' clothing choices
Article first published online: 11 JUL 2006
DOI: 10.1002/cb.138
Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications Ltd.
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How to Cite
Piacentini, M. and Mailer, G. (2004), Symbolic consumption in teenagers' clothing choices. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 3: 251–262. doi: 10.1002/cb.138
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Maria Piacentini is a lecturer in the Department of Marketing at Lancaster University. The focus of her research is on consumer behaviour, particularly relating to disadvantaged consumer groups and shopping behaviour.
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Greig Mailer is a researcher associated with the Department of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde, and his research interests focus on the symbolic consumption of young people.
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- Issue published online: 11 JUL 2006
- Article first published online: 11 JUL 2006
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