journal article
An Approach to the Economic Socialization of University Students: The Origin, Uses and Meaning of Money
Fecha
2018-06-28Registro en:
1913-9020
1010.5539/ies.v11n7p92
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Resumen
This article discusses the origin of university students� money, the way they use it as well as the meaning they grant_x000D_
it. The research that originated this discussion had a quantitative approach and descriptive scope; it was conducted_x000D_
among 714 Colombian university students who attended daytime classes, and it aimed at identifying the place they_x000D_
give to money as socializing factor. It was found that from the perspective of these young people, money is not a_x000D_
predominant factor in the social relations established at college and that, even when the main meaning that they_x000D_
attribute to money is romantic, its main use is for fun.