This text provides an overview of concepts, theories, and methods related to the study of household consumption. It summarizes the most recent data on consumption patterns and trends, together with factors that influence consumption--population trends, prices, and distribution of resources--and examines how consumption data are used by business, government, and other organizations. The work will give the student a knowledge of household consumption patterns and an understanding of how to use such knowledge. Its three general purposes, which correspons tto the three parts of the book, are: to provide the tools students need in order to use information about household consumption, including major concepts and theories used in the study of consumption, empirical methodologies, and sources of data; to describe current patterns, trends, and problems in household consumption in the United States and other countries; and to show how information about household consumption is used. This text is designed for upper-division courses in consumption economics, concumer science, and family resource management.
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FRANCES M. MAGRABI is Professor of Consumption Economics in the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
YOUNG SOOK CHUNG is Assistant Professor of Home Management at Taegu University, Korea.
SANGHEE SOHN CHA received her Ph.D. from the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
SE-JEONG YANG received her Ph.D. from the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
YOUNG SOOK CHUNG is Assistant Professor of Home Management at Taegu University, Korea.
SANGHEE SOHN CHA received her Ph.D. from the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
SE-JEONG YANG received her Ph.D. from the School of Human Resources and Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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United States, Bureau of Labor Statistics, World Bank, Latin America, Bureau of the Census, Resource Ownership Income, Average Budget Allocation, Estimated Budget Allocation, Middle East, Department of Agriculture, World Health Organization, Consumer Price Index, House of Representatives, Prevailing Family Standard, Consumer Expenditure Survey, All Consumer Lowest, American Housing Survey, Department of Energy, Family Economics Review, Family Food Plans, Well-being Types of Impacts, Der Spiegel, Evidence of Impact, National Research Council New!
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What is consumption economics? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Bureau of Labor Statistics, World Bank, Latin America, Bureau of the Census, Resource Ownership Income, Average Budget Allocation, Estimated Budget Allocation, Middle East, Department of Agriculture, World Health Organization, Consumer Price Index, House of Representatives, Prevailing Family Standard, Consumer Expenditure Survey, All Consumer Lowest, American Housing Survey, Department of Energy, Family Economics Review, Family Food Plans, Well-being Types of Impacts, Der Spiegel, Evidence of Impact, National Research Council New!
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- Population Trends by Office for National Statistics on 7 pages
- Population Trends: 105 by Great Britain Office for National Statistics on 7 pages
- Consumer Research: Postcards From the Edge (Consumer Research and Policy) by Stephen Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Recommended Dietary Allowances: 10th Edition (Dietary Reference Intakes) by Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances on page 63, and page 110
- Advances in Consumer Research by Melanie Wallendorf in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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