An edition of Consumer Culture, Identity, and Well-being (2007)
Consumer Culture, Identity and Well-Being
The Search for the 'Good Life' and the 'Body Perfect'
By Helga Dittmar
Publish Date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Language
eng
Pages
296
Description:
This volume documents the negative psychological impact consumer culture is having on how individuals view themselves and on their emotional welfare. It looks at the social psychological dimensions of having, buying and wanting material goods.
subjects: Acquisitiveness, Consumption (Economics), Identity (Psychology), Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Consumption (Economics), Social values, Well-being, Personality, Human comfort, Acquisitivité, Identité (Psychologie), Bien-être, Valeurs sociales, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Cultural Policy, Popular Culture