02163nas a2200157   4500008004100000245006800041210006100109260000900170300001200179490000700191520166000198653001401858100001601872700001601888856010101904       2016                        eng d00aThe Evolving Family Assemblage: How Senior Families 'Do' Family0 aEvolving Family Assemblage How Senior Families Do Family  c2016  a892-9150 v503 aPurpose<br>A growing stream of consumer research has examined the intersection of family dynamics, consumption practices, and the marketplace. The purpose of this research is to make sense of the complex nature of family for senior families (adult children and their elderly parents) who employ the use of elder care services and facilities.<br><br>Approach<br>This research analyzes data gathered from in-depth interviews with adult siblings and their elderly parents through the lens of assemblage theory.<br><br>Findings<br>This paper advances a conceptulisation of the family as an evolving assemblage of components, including individual members; material possessions and home(s); shared values, goals, memories, and practices; prominent familial attributes of love and care; and marketplace resources. Three features of the assemblage come to the fore in senior families: the fluid meaning of independence for the elderly parent, the evolution of shared family practices, and the trajectory of the assemblage that is a function of its history and future.<br><br>Originality/Value<br>This research 1) focuses on a stage of family life that has been undertheorised; 2) applies assemblage theory to the family collective, demonstrating that a family can be conceptualised as an ever-evolving assemblage of human and non-human components, and this is a useful lens for understanding how senior families ‘do’ family; and 3) argues for a broader notion of family – one that is not household-centric or focused on families with young children, that encompasses members and materiality, and that foregrounds the dynamic, evolving nature of family life.10aMarketing1 aHuff, Aimee1 aCotte, June  u/biblio/evolving-family-assemblage-how-senior-families-do-family00586nas a2200157   4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260000900209300001400218490000700232653001400239100002300253700001600276700001600292856012000308       2014                        eng d00aLike a Member of the Family: Including and Excluding Paid Caregivers in Performances of Family0 aLike a Member of the Family Including and Excluding Paid Caregiv  c2014  a1680-17020 v3010aMarketing1 aBarnhart, Michelle1 aHuff, Aimee1 aCotte, June  u/biblio/member-family-including-and-excluding-paid-caregivers-performances-family-000432nas a2200121   4500008004100000245005600041210005600097260002000153653001400173100001600187700001600203856009100219       2012                        eng d00aUsing the Marketplace to Reconceptualize Motherhood0 aUsing the Marketplace to Reconceptualize Motherhood  aVancouverc201210aMarketing1 aHuff, Aimee1 aCotte, June  u/biblio/using-marketplace-reconceptualize-motherhood-000487nas a2200121   4500008004100000245007900041210006900120260001900189653001400208100001600222700001600238856011100254       2011                        eng d00aThe Ambivalent Role of Adult Siblings in Family Decisions about Elder Care0 aAmbivalent Role of Adult Siblings in Family Decisions about Elde  aSt Louisc201110aMarketing1 aHuff, Aimee1 aCotte, June  u/biblio/ambivalent-role-adult-siblings-family-decisions-about-elder-care-1