Introduction: Spaces

Kathleen Hamilton, Paul Hewer, Aliakbar Jafari

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Abstract

Literature from various disciplinary perspectives acknowledges that people often develop rich and complex relationships to places that they perceive as important, thereby highlighting the need to understand spatial aspects of consumption. Since the publication of Yi-Fu Tuan’s Space and Place (1977), the distinction between the more abstract nature of space and experienced nature of place has been understood. As Tuan (1977, p. 6) observed, “what begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value.” A space therefore becomes a place when it is consumed (Sherry 1998), often involving a process of appropriation that leads to a sense of belonging and symbolic meaning (Visconti et al. 2010). As a result, places often become important parts of the extended self (Belk, 1998) to which we develop strong emotional attachments.
LanguageEnglish
Title of host publicationNew Directions in Consumer Research
Subtitle of host publicationSpaces
EditorsPaul Hewer, Kathy Hamilton, Aliakbar Jafari
Place of PublicationLondon
Pagesvii-xiv
Number of pages8
Volume4
Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2015

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Appropriation
Emotion

Keywords

  • marketing spaces

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Hamilton, K., Hewer, P., & Jafari, A. (2015). Introduction: Spaces. In P. Hewer, K. Hamilton, & A. Jafari (Eds.), New Directions in Consumer Research: Spaces (Vol. 4, pp. vii-xiv). London.
Hamilton, Kathleen ; Hewer, Paul ; Jafari, Aliakbar. / Introduction : Spaces. New Directions in Consumer Research: Spaces. editor / Paul Hewer ; Kathy Hamilton ; Aliakbar Jafari. Vol. 4 London, 2015. pp. vii-xiv
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Hamilton K, Hewer P, Jafari A. Introduction: Spaces. In Hewer P, Hamilton K, Jafari A, editors, New Directions in Consumer Research: Spaces. Vol. 4. London. 2015. p. vii-xiv

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