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Psychology and consumer culture : the struggle for a good life in a materialistic world / edited by Tim Kasser and Allen D. Kanner.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 297 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1591470463
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.3 21
LOC classification:
  • HC110.C6 P76 2004
Contents:
Ch. 1. Where Is the Psychology of Consumer Culture? / Tim Kasser and Allen D. Kanner. I. Problems of Materialism, Capitalism, and Consumption : Ch. 2. Materialistic Values: Their Causes and Consequences / Tim Kasser, Richard M. Ryan, Charles E. Couchman, and Kennon M. Sheldon -- Ch. 3. Why Are Materialists Less Satisfied? / Emily G. Solberg, Edward Diener, and Michael D. Robinson -- Ch. 4. Globalization, Corporate Culture, and Freedom / Allen D. Kanner and Renee G. Soule -- Ch. 5. Shopping for Sustainability: Psychological Solutions to Overconsumption / Deborah Du Nann Winter. II. Theoretical Perspectives : Ch. 6. Materialism and the Evolution of Consciousness / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Ch. 7. Mindfulness and Consumerism / Erika L. Rosenberg -- Ch. 8. Lethal Consumption: Death-Denying Materialism / Sheldon Solomon, Jeffrey L. Greenberg, and Thomas A. Pyszczynski. III. Clinical Issues : Ch. 9. Acquisitive Desire: Assessment and Treatment / Jeffrey Kottler, Marilyn Montgomery, and David Shepard -- Ch. 10. Self-Control and Compulsive Buying / Ronald J. Faber -- Ch. 11. Money, Meaning, and Identity: Coming to Terms With Being Wealthy / Stephen Goldbart, Dennis T. Jaffe, and Joan DiFuria. IV. The Influence of Commercialism on Child Development : Ch. 12. The Commercialization of Childhood: Understanding the Problem and Finding Solutions / Diane E. Levin and Susan Linn -- Ch. 13. Commercialism's Influence on Black Youth: The Case of Dress-Related Challenges / Velma D. LaPoint and Priscilla J. Hambrick-Dixon -- Ch. 14. "The More You Subtract, the More You Add": Cutting Girls Down to Size / Jean Kilbourne.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks HC110 .C6 P76 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000710466

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Ch. 1. Where Is the Psychology of Consumer Culture? / Tim Kasser and Allen D. Kanner. I. Problems of Materialism, Capitalism, and Consumption : Ch. 2. Materialistic Values: Their Causes and Consequences / Tim Kasser, Richard M. Ryan, Charles E. Couchman, and Kennon M. Sheldon -- Ch. 3. Why Are Materialists Less Satisfied? / Emily G. Solberg, Edward Diener, and Michael D. Robinson -- Ch. 4. Globalization, Corporate Culture, and Freedom / Allen D. Kanner and Renee G. Soule -- Ch. 5. Shopping for Sustainability: Psychological Solutions to Overconsumption / Deborah Du Nann Winter. II. Theoretical Perspectives : Ch. 6. Materialism and the Evolution of Consciousness / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Ch. 7. Mindfulness and Consumerism / Erika L. Rosenberg -- Ch. 8. Lethal Consumption: Death-Denying Materialism / Sheldon Solomon, Jeffrey L. Greenberg, and Thomas A. Pyszczynski. III. Clinical Issues : Ch. 9. Acquisitive Desire: Assessment and Treatment / Jeffrey Kottler, Marilyn Montgomery, and David Shepard -- Ch. 10. Self-Control and Compulsive Buying / Ronald J. Faber -- Ch. 11. Money, Meaning, and Identity: Coming to Terms With Being Wealthy / Stephen Goldbart, Dennis T. Jaffe, and Joan DiFuria. IV. The Influence of Commercialism on Child Development : Ch. 12. The Commercialization of Childhood: Understanding the Problem and Finding Solutions / Diane E. Levin and Susan Linn -- Ch. 13. Commercialism's Influence on Black Youth: The Case of Dress-Related Challenges / Velma D. LaPoint and Priscilla J. Hambrick-Dixon -- Ch. 14. "The More You Subtract, the More You Add": Cutting Girls Down to Size / Jean Kilbourne.

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