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Table 1 Gratification: a typology

From: Understanding middle class consumers from the justification of taste: a case study of Beijing

Types of gratification

 

Sensual

Instrumental

Contemplative

Social

Low intensity

Pleasure

Satisfaction

Entertainment

Participation

High intensity

Joy

Achievement

Appreciation

Mutuality

  1. Source: Warde, A. and L. Martens (2000). Eating Out: Social Differentiation, Consumption and Pleasure, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 187