Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture

by Allison J. Pugh and E.J. Koh

Book Overview

Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, parents and other adults continue to spend billions of dollars on children every year. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520258444
• ISBN13: 9780520258440
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"