This book brings together an international collection of authors from a variety of disciplines who offer new and critical perspectives, summarize key findings and provide important theoretical frameworks to guide the reader through the 'why?' of consumption. The book answers questions such as:
What is the nature of motives, goals, and desires that prompt consumption behaviours?
Why do consumers buy and consume particular products, brands and services from the multitude of alternatives afforded by their environments?
How do consumers think and feel about...
This book brings together an international collection of authors from a variety of disciplines who offer new and critical perspectives, summarize k...
Following on from The Why of Consumption, this book examines motivational factors in diverse consumption behaviours. In a world where consumption has become the defining phenomenon of human life and society, it addresses the effects of critical life events on consumption motives, and the sociological and intergenerational influences on consumer motives and preferences. Its cross-disciplinary approach brings together some of the leading scholars from diverse subject areas to examine the central question about consumption: why? .
This is a unique and invaluable contribution...
Following on from The Why of Consumption, this book examines motivational factors in diverse consumption behaviours. In a world where con...
Following on from The Why of Consumption, this book examines motivational factors in diverse consumption behaviours. In a world where consumption has become the defining phenomenon of human life and society, it addresses the effects of critical life events on consumption motives, and the sociological and intergenerational influences on consumer motives and preferences. Its cross-disciplinary approach brings together some of the leading scholars from diverse subject areas to examine the central question about consumption: 'why?'.
This is a unique and invaluable contribution...
Following on from The Why of Consumption, this book examines motivational factors in diverse consumption behaviours. In a world where con...
David Glen Mick Simone Pettigrew Cornelia (Connie) Pechmann
Daily existence is more interconnected to consumer behaviors than ever before, encompassing many issues of well-being. Problems include unhealthy eating; credit card mismanagement; alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and gambling abuse; marketplace discrimination; and ecological deterioration; as well as at-risk groups who are impoverished, impaired, or elderly. Opportunities for well-being via consumer behaviors include empowerment via the Internet, product sharing, leisure pursuits, family consumption, and pro-environmental activities, among others.
In 2005 the Association for Consumer...
Daily existence is more interconnected to consumer behaviors than ever before, encompassing many issues of well-being. Problems include unhealthy e...
