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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Consumer Science

Erasmus, AC

BSc(Huish) BSc(Huish)(Hons) M(Huish)(Pret) PhD(Pret) - Professor

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 2575
Fax number: 012 420 2855
E-mail address: alet.erasmus@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

A social-psychological social-cultural approach in the study of human behaviour in textiles, clothing, foods, nutrition and interior merchandise

A marketing and consumer approach in the development of clothing, food and interior merchandise products for small business and retail markets in South Africa

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Sonnenberg N, Erasmus AC, Donoghue S: 2011. Significance of environmental sustainability issues in consumers' choice of major household appliances in South Africa. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 35 (2), pp 153-163.

Erasmus AC, Grabowski A: 2011. Female customers' expectation of the service offering and their perception of the service quality in an emerging clothing market. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 35 (1), pp 1-11.

Spies (ne้ Le Roux) N, Erasmus AC: 2011. Residents' reflection on tenure in security estates in South Africa. Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences/Tydskrif vir Gesinsekologie en Verbruikerswetenskappe, 39, pp 19-32, Full Text

Erasmus AC, Donoghue S, Sonnenberg N: 2011. The pertinence of status factors in consumers' consideration of major household appliances. Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences/Tydskrif vir Gesinsekologie en Verbruikerswetenskappe, 39, pp 47-55, Full Text

Donoghue S, Erasmus AC, Sonnenberg N: 2011. Consumers in an emerging market's consideration of status factors when judging major household appliances.. Nurture: Research Journal for Human Civilization, p. Online.

 

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