... and equity across generations and as such they remain an important segment for marketers to communicate effectively to. The authors highlight a need for nuanced marketing communications to portray more inclusive forms of masculinity across the life course. Originality/value Due to dual-income families...

... The main implications are to study the roles played by cultural context and family type in socialization processes. Studies could examine whether the processes uncovered here occur in other family settings, as well as whether they vary based on children’s age and gender. Practical implications...

... are a key part of the display of “familyness” (Chambers, 2001), and help to constantly sustain the emotional reinforcement of the idea of the nuclear family. Moreover, the mundane consumption practice of the meal features prominently in the debates around family and food and reveals much about...

... with family members leads to improved subjective well-being for teenagers, through a partial mediator of stronger family identity. However, dining with peers is not found to influence subjective well-being. Research limitations/implications The privileged position of family meals demonstrated through...

... in the socialization process. Family Children Parents Intergenerational influence Emotional reflexivity Food socialization Given that “the family” is considered to be the primary consumption and socialization unit (O’Malley and Prothero, 2006) with early familial socialization influences...

...Elizabeth S. Moore Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the roles family members play in shaping young children’s food preferences and habits, as well as the extent to which these effects endure into adulthood. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on research in public health...

... and supportive of family togetherness (Ribbens-McCarthy, 2012). Parents are held responsible for their children’s success in life, and engagement in purposive leisure is seen as central in the demonstration of familyness to family members and others (Obrador, 2012). These, of course, are myths. There are many...

...Rachel Trees; Dianne Marion Dean Purpose This purpose of this study is to examine the fluidity of family life which continues to attract attention. This is increasingly significant for the intergenerational relationship between adult children and their elderly parents. Using practice theory...

...Aimee Dinnin Huff; June Cotte Purpose A growing stream of consumer research has examined the intersection of family dynamics, consumption practices and the marketplace. The purpose of this paper is to make sense of the complex nature of family for senior families (adult children and their elderly...

...Katerina Karanika; Margaret K. Hogg Purpose This paper aims to examine how ambivalence and intergenerational support intersect with consumption in experiences of sharing within the family. Design/methodology/approach Consumer research studies usually use one of two family paradigms (i.e...

...Ben Kerrane; Shona M Bettany; Katy Kerrane Purpose – This paper explores how siblings act as agents of consumer socialisation within the dynamics of the family network. Design/methodology/approach – Key consumer socialisation literature is reviewed, highlighting the growing role...

...Ben Kerrane; Margaret K. Hogg Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine children's consumption experiences within families in order to investigate the role that different family environments play in the consumer socialisation of children. Design/methodology/approach Key consumer...

...Cristian Chelariu; Rodney Stump Purpose The present study aims to contribute to the growing cross‐national body of literature on work‐family conflict (WFC) and family‐work conflict (FWC) issues by examining the interrelationship of these constructs with other variables in the context...

... behaviour in a family context, using consumption of fish for the family as an example. Design/methodology/approach Survey data from a sample of 452 Norwegian respondents are used. The target behaviour was eating fish as a family meal. The constructs of behaviour, satisfaction, social norm, preference...

... these “mothers of invention” to instrumental and emotional autonomy through their rejection of unnecessary drudgery, and enables them to negotiate the role of caretaker within the family. Research limitations/implications The implications of the study suggest that there is a role for marketing to remove any...