Anna Kołodziejczyk
Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University
Abstract:
The article explores the process of consumer socialization, associated with the acquisition of knowledge and skills to function in economic reality. The text presents three main approaches and representative theories explaining the process of consumer socialization: cognitive, social and cultural. The article examines characteristics of each approach, the type of proposed explanations, indicated conditions of socialization, and strengths and weaknesses of theoretical concepts proposed in each of them.
Keywords: consumer socialization, cognitive development, social cognition, social learning, consumer behavior
Cite this article as:
Kołodziejczyk, A. (2012). Three approaches to explaining the nature of the process of consumer socialization. Psychologia Społeczna, 22, 272–280.