“…It is generally agreed that Ward (1974) in his seminal paper on socialization signaled the growing importance of the influence of children and adolescents on decision making in a social or familial context. Since then, consumer researchers [see, e.g., Badaoui, Lebrun, & Bouchet, 2012;Davis, 1976;Kim, Lee, & Tomiuk, 2009;Lackman & Lanasa, 1993;Lee & Collins, 2000;Palan & Wilkes, 1997;Seymour, 1986;Shim, 1996] have contributed to a theoretical understanding of socialization and the processes that underpin the individual and collective development of the adolescent as a buyer and consumer of products and services. Collective decision making in a social (familial) context has focused on the idea of conformity and the way in which those within a social collective "accept influence to identify with another individual or view" (Price & Feick, 1984, p. 252); particularly where the outcome is visible to others (Burnkrant & Cousineau, 1975).…”