Tag: childhood

Woman with a rucksack sitting on a rocky ledge taking a picture of the view over forests below her to the distant sea

Handbags or travel bags?

Mittal & Sundie discuss their research, which found that adults who experienced unpredictable and harsh childhood environments may have a decreased propensity to consume novel experiences in adulthood.

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Children as vulnerable consumers

Fiona Spotswood discusses her research with Agnes Nairn in which they introduce concepts from the new sociology of childhood literature to the study of consumer vulnerability.

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