Why do the authors argue that it is important to study the rooms and spaces of adolescents and children?
a. Adolescent patterns of consumption and culture allow them to question adult claims about what their self-identities are supposed to be.
b. Understanding adolescent consumption allows marketing and advertising companies to more accurately target objects at this age group.
c. Adolescents have many public spaces that they call theirs in contemporary society and knowing how adolescents distinguish between these spaces provides deeper understanding of their psyche.
d. Consumption does not take place in a void and studying these rooms and places allows us to see what parenting and family styles contribute to different consumption patterns.
a. Adolescent patterns of consumption and culture allow them to question adult claims about what their self-identities are supposed to be.
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