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This chapter presents the results of empirical research on the influence of individual consumer characteristics: age, education, gender, income or lifestyle on the perception of the value of luxury. It also refers to the relationship between status- and demonstration-oriented consumption and imitative and snobbish inclinations. The analysis of the author’s research is preceded by a synthetic presentation of the results of foreign research conducted in this area.
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Although the canons of beauty are culturally driven.
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However, the latter option is necessarily a short-term but quite widespread.
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This is a reference to a frequently used statement in the analysis of luxury consumers: they belong to the group of the “happy few”. See also Kapferer and Bastien (2012).
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Age of respondents: 18–25 years, analysis of the so-called new luxury: new brands from the lower level of the pyramid vs. old brands from higher levels and premium brands.
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Findings were also published in Stępień (2018).
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Stępień, B. (2021). Impact of Socio-Demographic, Economic and Psychographic Consumer Traits on Luxury Value Perception: Empirical Findings. In: The Value of Luxury. Palgrave Advances in Luxury. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51218-7_6
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