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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779832103321

Autore

Kasser Tim

Titolo

The high price of materialism / / Tim Kasser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2002

©2002

ISBN

1-282-09993-0

9786612099939

0-262-27676-3

0-585-44846-9

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 149 p. : ill

Disciplina

302/.17

Soggetti

Acquisitiveness

Avarice

Materialism - Psychological aspects

Happiness

Conduct of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A Bradford book.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Mixed Messages -- Chapter 2 Personal Well-Being -- Chapter 3 Psychological Needs -- Chapter 4 Insecurity -- Chapter 5 Fragile Self-Worth -- Chapter 6 Poor Relationships -- Chapter 7 The Chains of Materialism -- Chapter 8 Family, Community, and the Earth -- Chapter 9 Making Change.

Sommario/riassunto

A study of how materialism and consumerism undermine our quality of life.