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Young consumer identity in a restrictive school environment — Addictive substances, symbolic goods and consumer skills
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- Holmberg, Ulrika, 1966 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Företagsekonomiska institutionen, Marknadsföring,Centrum för konsumtionsvetenskap (CFK),Department of Business Administration, Marketing Group,Centre for Consumer Science
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Autio, Minna (author)
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Lähteenmaa, Jaana (author)
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Kujala, Jukka (author)
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- Elsevier BV, 2016
- 2016
- English.
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In: Children and youth services review. - : Elsevier BV. - 0190-7409. ; 68, s. 100-106
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- For young people, consuming is an act of constructing identity, where goods, services and styles are important parts of signifying who they are. Our study focuses on young people who are living in restrictive environments, such as special boarding schools. They have been placed there because of social and educational reasons. Although aspects of education and health of young people in out-of-home care have been studied, their consumer behavior has been given limited attention. Our study shows that young people openly report the use of addictive substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, drugs as well as gambling. They also build up their consumer identity by appreciating symbolic goods, such as clothes, music and sport. Spending on expensive clothes serves their favorable self-image. The fact that the schools provide all their essential needs makes the learning of consumer skills challenging although the schools reinforce management skills such as planning the use of money. Young people struggle with their identities at the borders of their school environment (i.e. education, school discipline) and the temptations of consumer culture. Even if they manage to break their damaging life path, they will be consumers throughout their life, meaning their consumer skills need to be strengthened by special education.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Young consumer; Identity; School; Reform school; Restrictive environment; Out-of-home care; Special education
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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