When He Was a Twenty- Year- Old Bachelor,Hugh Atwater Had

question 143

Multiple Choice

When he was a twenty- year- old bachelor,Hugh Atwater had different consumer needs than he did when he married at twenty- six,fathered twins at twenty- eight,and divorced at thirty- seven.These changes in Atwater's consumer needs are directly related to changes in his .

• A)natural environment
• B)culture
• C)adoption stage
• D)family life cycle
• E)reference group

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