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symbolic consumption: a standalone construct

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using products for what they mean to oneself and others, with products serving as social stimuli that help define roles.

In consumer research, symbolic consumption refers to using products for what they mean to oneself and others, with products serving as social stimuli that help define roles. This meaning comes from Solomon (1983) in Journal of Consumer Research.[1]

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  1. Solomon, M. R. (1983). The Role of Products as Social Stimuli: A Symbolic Interactionism Perspective. Journal of Consumer Research, 10(3), 319. https://doi.org/10.1086/208971

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