Consumer culture, identity and well-being: The search for the "good life" and the "body perfect
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New York
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Psychology Press
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2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 271 p.: ill; 24 cm
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European monographs in social psychology
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Includes bibliographical reference: p. ]223[ - 248
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Index
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Helga Dittmar; With contributions from Emma Halliwell... ]et al[
CONTENTS NOTE
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Understanding the impact of consumer culture -- To have is to be?: psychological functions of material possessions -- Consuming passions?: psychological motives for buying consumer goods -- Is this as good as it gets?: materialistic values and well-being -- I shop therefore I am?: compulsive buying and identity-seeking -- Does size matter?: the impact of ultra-thin media models on women's body image and advertising effectiveness -- Think "ideal" and feel bad?: using self-discrepancies to understand negative media effects -- What is beautiful and who is "cool"?: consumer culture and socialisation -- What is the price of consumer culture?: consequences, implications and the cage within