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"My Favorite Things": A Cross-Cultural Inquiry into Object Attachment, Possessiveness, and Social Linkage
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We explore the meaning and histories of favorite objects in two cultures using surveys and photographs. Favorite object attachment is differentiated from the possessiveness component of materialism and from attachment to other people. Meanings of favorite objects derive more from personal memories in the U.S. and from social status in Niger than from object characteristics. Since favorite objects serve as storehouses of personal meanings, gender, age, and culture reflect differences in object selected as well as reasons for selection. In the U.S., photographs show greater proximity to objects that are symbols of others or experiences than to objects enjoyed for their own attributes.
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- Authors
- Wallendorf, M., & Arnould, E. J.
- Venue
- Journal of Consumer Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1988-03
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 531
- ISSN
- 0093-5301 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5277
- OpenAlex
- W2158600944
- Cited by
- 824
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 20.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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