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“You can't buy friends, but … ” children's perception of consumption and friendship
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lundby, Erika |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Purpose – This article aims to explore, and compare, the perceived association between economic resources and peer relationships among two age groups of Swedish tweens. Design/methodology/approach – The data consist of 101 drawings by Swedish tweens, aged nine, and aged 12. The children were asked if and how children can attract friends through the use of money. Findings – Most children did perceive economic resources as a means to attract friends. However, both the kind of items that were found in the drawings, and the children's perceptions of how to use the items, were relatively different between children aged nine and children aged 12. Research limitations/implications – Because of the small sample size, it is not possible to generalize results obtained in the current study to a population of children in general. Practical implications – If children believe that they can use material goods to become more popular and accepted, they may be highly vulnerable to the internalisation of materialistic value... |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1108/YC-03-2013-00347 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://lnu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:667348/FULLTEXT01 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-03-2013-00347 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
