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Journal of Consumer Affairs

© American Council on Consumer Interests

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Summer 1978

Volume 12, Issue 1

Pages 1–203

  1. ARTICLES

    1. Top of page
    2. ARTICLES
    3. RESEARCH NOTES
    4. VIEWPOINTS AND COMMENTS
    5. BOOK REVIEWS
    1. Toward A Framework for Consumer Policy Analysis (pages 1–11)

      LAWRENCE SHEPARD

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00629.x

    2. Consumer Education and the Preschool Child (pages 12–29)

      RONALD W. STAMPFL, GEORGE MOSCHIS and JOSEPH T. LAWTON

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00630.x

    3. The Price of a Warranty: The Case for Refrigerators (pages 30–47)

      W. KEITH BRYANT and JENNIFER L. GERNER

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00631.x

    4. The Effect of Debt on Perceived Household Welfare (pages 48–62)

      JEAN KINSEY and SYLVIA LANE

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00632.x

    5. Evaluation of Energy Saving Investments (pages 63–75)

      SHERMAN HANNA

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00633.x

    6. Consumer Complaints as Pre-purchase Information: An Evaluation of Better Business Bureau Reports to Consumers (pages 76–87)

      JOYCE MATTHEWS MUNNS

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00634.x

    7. Informational Inputs as Influences on Efficient Consumer Decision-Making (pages 88–103)

      GEORGE B. SPROLES, LOREN V. GEISTFELD and SUZANNE B. BADENHOP

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00635.x

    8. Correlates of Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction With Clothing Performance (pages 104–115)

      MARJORIE WALL, LOIS E. DICKEY and W. WAYNE TALARZYK

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00636.x

  2. RESEARCH NOTES

    1. Top of page
    2. ARTICLES
    3. RESEARCH NOTES
    4. VIEWPOINTS AND COMMENTS
    5. BOOK REVIEWS
    1. An Analysis of Third Party Consumer Complaint Handling Mechanisms: The Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection (pages 116–125)

      LOREN V. GEISTFELD and ROBERTA K. M. CHOY

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00637.x

    2. Students as Consumers of Postsecondary Education: A Framework for Analysis (pages 126–134)

      ROGER M. SWAGLER

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00638.x

    3. Improving Consumer Protection in Postsecondary Education (pages 135–139)

      JACK A. HAMILTON, STEVEN M. JUNG and JEANETTE D. WHEELER

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00639.x

    4. Selecting the Optimal Mortgage Loan Using True Interest Rates (pages 140–144)

      JAMES M. JOHNSON

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00640.x

    5. Credit Life Insurance and Its Alternatives (pages 145–153)

      HARVEY W. RUBIN

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00641.x

    6. Economics of Consumer Medical Expense Insurance (pages 154–163)

      SYLVIA LANE

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00642.x

    7. Satisfaction With Consumer Life Skills Among Vocational-Technical School Graduates (pages 164–169)

      BEATRICE PETRICH

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00643.x

    8. A Decade After “The Permissible Lie”: Have Things in the Ad Business Really Changed? (pages 170–175)

      RONALD H. ROTENBERG, PIERRE R. POIRIER and JEAN A. C. TREMBLAY

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00644.x

  3. VIEWPOINTS AND COMMENTS

    1. Top of page
    2. ARTICLES
    3. RESEARCH NOTES
    4. VIEWPOINTS AND COMMENTS
    5. BOOK REVIEWS
    1. Interdisciplinary Research and the Journal of Consumer Affairs (pages 176–178)

      REX H. WARLAND

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00645.x

    2. Consumer Representation on Scientific Advisory Committees: An Opinion (pages 179–182)

      ROBERT S. FRIEDMAN

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00646.x

    3. The Rule of 78: Comments (pages 183–186)

      WILLIAM N. NESBIT

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00647.x

  4. BOOK REVIEWS

    1. Top of page
    2. ARTICLES
    3. RESEARCH NOTES
    4. VIEWPOINTS AND COMMENTS
    5. BOOK REVIEWS
    1. BOOK REVIEWS (pages 187–203)

      Article first published online: 4 MAR 2005 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1978.tb00648.x

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