Clothing buying practices of employed single black women from three social classes
| dc.contributor.author | Harps, Doris Yvette | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-23T14:57:48Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-23T14:57:48Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1976 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose of this research was to investigate clothing buying practices of single black women from different socio-economic levels. Data were provided in a self-administered questionnaire by 141 single black women, 18-40 years old, employed in Washington, D.C. The sample was classified approximately evenly into upper-middle, lower-middle, and upper-lower socio-economic categories according to McGuire-White Short Form Index of Social Status. Chi square test for independence was used to test for significant differences among groups in relation to: their pre-planning of purchases; stores they patronized; methods of payment they used; and factors influencing their personal clothing selection. Major findings were: (1) upper-middle class women were least likely to pre-plan price to be paid for garments, have a charge account limit, but more inclined to shop only one store before buying a $12.00 item and have a regular charge account; (2) the lower-middle class women were most likely to feel uncomfortable about their clothing; and (3) upper-lower women were most likely to pre-plan number of garments to buy, spending for $3.00 items, use catalogs for comparison shopping and to prefer a relative or male friend shopping companion and value girl friends' opinion about apparel. They were least inclined to believe clothing indicates social status or gives the wearer self-assurance and to have regular charge accounts or carry credit cards when shopping. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.extent | vii, 90 leaves | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71083 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| dc.relation.isformatof | OCLC# 39225093 | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.lcc | LD5655.V855 1976.H37 | en |
| dc.title | Clothing buying practices of employed single black women from three social classes | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |
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