Gender, Culture, and Consumer Behavior

Abstract

C. C. Otnes, L. T. Zayer, Preface. Part 1. Feminist Theory and Discourse. C. Coleman, Construction of Consumer Vulnerability by Gender and Ethics of Empowerment. H. Jensen Schau, M. Buchanan-Oliver, The Creation of Inspired Lives: Female Fan Engagement with the Twilight Saga. Part 2. Media, Advertising and Gender. L. Stevens, P. Maclaran, The Carnal Feminine: Consuming Representations of Womanhood in a Contemporary Media Text. L. T. Zayer, C. C. Otnes, Climbing the Ladder or Chasing a Dream? Men's Responses to Idealized Portrayals of Masculinity in Advertising. M. R. Nelson, A. M. Vilela, Is the Selectivity Hypothesis Still Relevant? A Review of Gendered Persuasion and Processing of Advertising Messages. J. Lambiase, T. Reichart, M. Adkins, M. LaTour, Gender and Media Literacy: Women and Men Try on Responses to Objectification in Fashion Advertising. Part 3. Gender, Culture and the Market. G. Coskuner-Balli, B. Ertimur, Viewing Gender as a Value-Creative Resource. H. Woodruffe-Burton, K. Ireland, Lived Consumer Bodies: Narcissism, Bodily Discourse and Women's Pursuit of the Body Beautiful. A. G. Close, Escalated Expectations and Expanded Gender Roles: Females' Gift-Giving Rituals and Resistance for Valentine's Day Events. Part 4. Masculine Discourses. J. Ostberg, Masculinity and Fashion. S. Chen, The Rise of (Soushokukei Danshi) Masculinity and Consumption in Contemporary Japan. N. Ourahmoune, Masculinity, Intimacy and Consumption. R. L. Harrison, J. W. Gentry, S. Commuri, A Grounded Theory of Transition to Involved Parenting: The Role of Household Production and Consumption in the Lives of Single Fathers. Part 5. New Directions. S. Dobscha, A. Prothero, (Re)Igniting Sustainable Consumption and Production Research Through Feminist Connections. A. Gopaldas, E. Fischer, Beyond Gender: Intersectionality, Culture and Consumer Bahavior. J. A. Costa, G. J. Bamossy, Gender Research as the Ingenue of Marketing and Consumer Behavior.