13 "DOES CULTURAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE AMERICAN CONSUMPTION?" (1998)

1998/06/01 by Douglas B. Holt, Douglas B. Holt · 1,299 citations
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paper · doi:10.1086/209523

published in Journal of Consumer Research 25(1), 1-25 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Journal Article Does Cultural Capital Structure American Consumption? Get access Douglas B. Holt Douglas B. Holt Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 25, Issue 1, June 1998, Pages 1–25, 10.1086/209523 Published: 01 June 1998 Article history Received: 01 December 1995 Revision received: 01 June 1997 Published: 01 June 1998

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