Toxic wealth : how the culture of affluence can harm us and our children / / Orla Cashman and James A. Twaite

• Autore: Cashman Orla
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, California ; ; Denver, Colorado ; ; Oxford, England : , : Praeger, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 178
• Soggetto topico: Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects; Wealth - Psychological aspects; Rich people - Psychology; Children of the rich - Psychology
• Persona (resp. second.): TwaiteJames A. <1946->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: The American Dream and the Myth that Wealth Brings Happiness; Chapter 2: The Culture of Affluence and the Unrelenting Pressure to Achieve; Chapter 3: The Disconnect between Affluent Parents and Their Children; Chapter 4: The Negative Aspects of Having Wealth; Chapter 5: Promoting Class Envy and Class Warfare; Chapter 6: Professionals' Attitudes toward the Affluent; Chapter 7: How to Cope with Negative Stereotypes; Chapter 8: Raising Confident, Competent, and Connected Children; Chapter 9: Relationship Issues among the Affluent ; Chapter 10: The Midlife Crisis among the AffluentChapter 11: Substance Abuse among the Affluent; Chapter 12: Problems with Inheritances; Chapter 13: When We Lose Our Wealth: A Postscript for a Bad Economy; Appendix: An Empirical Study of Professional Social Workers' Attitudes toward the Affluent; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume spotlights the unique problems that often accompany a high-income lifestyle and offers guidelines that can help individuals avoid the pitfalls wealth may bring.
• Titolo autorizzato: Toxic wealth
• ISBN: 0-313-35991-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780738003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Non-Series