Purpose: This paper aims to highlight the role of consumption communities as a self-help support group to ameliorate loneliness. The authors suggest that the self-help element of consumption communities has been overlooked because of a focus on communities pursuing hegemonic masculinity....

Tribes, tribal marketing, and tribal branding -- What is tribal marketing, and why hasn't it been more widely implemented? -- Tribal origins and idiosyncracies : why brand tribes form and why they need to see themselves as unique -- Understanding tribal dynamics : beginning to engage with the...