AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brigitte Gaal Cluver for ...

Disposal
Disposal occurs when an individual transfers the ownership of a clothing item
from him/her self to another person, group, business, organization, the waste stream,
and etcetera.
Economic Value
Terms Related to Item Value
Perceived economic value is an individual’s perceptions regarding the
financial worth of the item. This may be influenced by the initial expense incurred
when the item was acquired and/or the individual’s perception of the item’s current or
future exchange value.
Utilitarian Value
Perceived utilitarian value is an individual’s evaluation regarding the item’s
functional attributes, or more specifically, the item’s potential to be useful.
Hedonic Value
Perceived hedonic value is an individual’s evaluation regarding the amount of
pleasure that can be derived from the item purely from the experiential affect
associated with the item.
Aesthetic Value
Aesthetic value, often referred to as beauty, is a type of hedonic value, in
which tactile and visual elements of a clothing item come together in a gestalt-like
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