The analytical themes Bettany and Daly pursue touch upon several topics noteworthy in consumer and marketing research past and present -- namely, relationships between consumers and consumption offerings, between marketers and consumers, between academics and practitioners, and between culture...

As the elderly population increases, more family, friends, and paid service providers assist them with consumption activities in a group that the authors conceptualize as the elderly consumption ensemble (ECE). Interviews with members of eight ECEs demonstrate consumption in advanced age as a...

This research develops a theoretical account of cultural meanings as integral mechanisms in the normalization of credit/debt. Analysis derives these meanings from the credit/debt discourses and practices of 27 white middle-class consumers in the United States and tracks their negotiation in...