Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies

Autor/inn/en	James, Spencer; Brown, Ralph B.; Goodsell, Todd L.; Stovall, Josh; Flaherty, Jeremy
Titel	Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies
Quelle	In: Family Relations, 59 (2010) 4, S.383-395 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-6664
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x
Schlagwörter	Family Income; Family (Sociological Unit); Family Involvement; Surveys; Economic Climate; Dislocated Workers; Employment Patterns; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Familie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Wirtschaftslage; Arbeitsloser; Beschäftigungsstruktur; USA
Abstract	Using survey data from a western U.S. county (N = 595), we examined how lower, middle, and higher income families negotiate a period of economic stress--the closing of a major employer in the community--through their shopping patterns. Specifically, we examined their participation in local thrift economies such as yard sales and secondhand stores. We found that lower and middle income households shop more frequently at these venues. They also tend to shop more for furniture and clothing, whereas higher income households tend to shop for antiques and trinkets. These relationships varied across the type of thrift economy examined. Overall, findings support the argument that engagement in thrift economies may constitute one mechanism families use during periods of economic stress. (As Provided).
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