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James S, Brown RB, Goodsell TL, et al. Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies. Fam Relat. 2010;59(4):383-395doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x.
James, S., Brown, R. B., Goodsell, T. L., Stovall, J., & Flaherty, J. (2010). Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies. Family relations, 59(4), 383-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x
James, Spencer, et al. "Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies." Family relations vol. 59,4 (2010): 383-395. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x
James S, Brown RB, Goodsell TL, Stovall J, Flaherty J. Adapting to Hard Times: Family Participation Patterns in Local Thrift Economies. Fam Relat. 2010 Oct;59(4):383-395. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x. PMID: 21197154; PMCID: PMC3011891.
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Fam Relat. 2010 Oct;59(4):383-395. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x.

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

Family relations

Spencer James, Ralph B Brown, Todd L Goodsell, Josh Stovall, Jeremy Flaherty

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  1. Department of Sociology, Penn State University 211 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802.

PMID: 21197154 PMCID: PMC3011891 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00610.x

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.

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