Thesis
From objects to possesions: development of meaning in the American wedding
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101515
Abstract
Consumers are surrounded by material objects and some have the ability to develop personalized private meanings. Given that objects have the ability to develop meaning, this study explores the process of how objects develop meanings for both couples and individuals through the context of American wedding. In order to explore how objects develop meaning, the consumer socialization perspective is adopted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eighteen participants. This study provides the process of how an object obtains multiple meanings for an individual and becomes a possession.
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Details
- Title
- From objects to possesions
- Creators
- Emily Kay Hunt
- Contributors
- Yoon Jin Kwon (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525002901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis