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Consumer Economics and Family Economics: The Charge, the Response
Author(s) -
GEISTFELD LOREN V
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2005.00022.x
Subject(s) - scholarship , charge (physics) , consumer economics , family and consumer science , economics , positive economics , neoclassical economics , public economics , economics education , physics , psychology , economic growth , quantum mechanics , mathematics education , higher education
A “Timeless” charge to consumer economics and family economics is identified. In light of the charge, the area is examined with particular emphasis on scholarly activity. It is suggested that scholarship in the area is diffuse and often addresses parts of issues. This creates concerns as to whether the historical charge is being met.