the search for the "good life" and the "body perfect" /
First Statement of Responsibility
Helga Dittmar ; with contributions from Emma Halliwell ... [et al.]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Psychology Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 271 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
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Series Title
European monographs in social psychology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-248) and index
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