Johnson, Phyllis - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 28 (2007) 2, pp. 227-246
This is the first study to follow a group of refugees (N = 647) for 10 years to identify how they acquired and used credit cards, a novel product to them. Acculturation to Canadian credit card use occurred; there was a dramatic increase in having cards (from 4% to 77%). The main reason...