Consumer culture, identity and well-being [ the search for the "good life" and the "body perfect"

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dittmar, Helga (Author), Halliwell, Emma (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hove [England] ; New York : Psychology Press , 2008
Series:European monographs in social psychology
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500 |a Description based on print version record 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-248) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Understanding the impact of consumer culture -- 2. To have is to be? : psychological functions of material possessions -- 3. Consuming passions? : psychological motives for buying consumer goods -- 4. Is this as good as it gets? : materialistic values and well-being -- 5. I shop therefore I am? : compulsive buying and identity-seeking -- 6. Does size matter? : the impact of ultra-thin media models on women's body image and advertising effectiveness -- 7. Think "ideal" and feel bad? : using self-discrepancies to understand negative media effects -- 8. What is beautiful and who is "cool"? : consumer culture and socialisation -- 9. What is the price of consumer culture? : consequences, implications and the cage within 
650 0 |a Acquisitiveness 
650 0 |a Consumption (Economics)   |x Psychological aspects 
650 0 |a Identity (Psychology) 
650 0 |a Social values 
650 0 |a Well-being 
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