Aging Gracefully
Emerging Issues for Public Policy and Consumer Welfare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23129592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanessa Gail Perry (0000-0003-2072-480X, George Washington University), Joyce M Wolburg (Wolfram Research (United States)) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-371 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Consumer Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0078 • E-ISSN: 1745-6606 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2011.01208.x |
| OpenAlex | W2080196040 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
To be an aging consumer in a youth culture means facing several challenges, including maintaining self‐esteem in the face of negative media portrayals, redefining the meaning of being sexually active, coping with vulnerability, planning for retirement and investing for the final years. Despite tremendous differences and contradictions among aging consumers, many policymakers take a narrow, single‐minded approach to issues of consumer welfare and public policy, which fails to address the wide variation among members of this group.
Business · Consumer welfare · Coping (psychology) · Economic growth · Economics · Face (sociological concept) · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Welfare · Aging and Gerontology Research · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Marketing · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |