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Shiny objects : why we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy / James A. Roberts.

Roberts, James A. (James Andrew)
2011
339.470973 R645s 2011
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Title
Shiny objects : why we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy / James A. Roberts.
Author
Roberts, James A. (James Andrew)
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780062093608 (hbk.)
0062093606
Imprint
New York : HarperOne, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xi, 353 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
339.470973 R645s 2011
System Control No.
(OCoLC)526084214
(OCoLC)526084214
Summary
Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, studies why Americans believe and behave as if possessions will induce, increase, and enhance happiness. His inquiry provides ample psychological and historical insights as well as self-assessment quizzes on how much we spend and how vulnerable we are to status anxiety.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-337) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Shiny objects
Chasing the American dream
The American dream on steroids
The cat's out of the (shopping) bag
The treadmill of consumption
The cashless society
Money's hidden costs : sacrificing our life goals
Collateral damage : relationships
Why are we so materialistic?
Heaven help us : the prosperity gospel
Weapons of mass consumption
The three ingredients of self-control
Step away from the shopping cart : environmental programming for consumers
The carrot and the stick : behavioral programming for consumers
Your money or your life.
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