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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Tim Kasser |
| ISBN: | 026211268X 9780262112680 026261197X 9780262611978 |
| OCLC Number: | 48773743 |
| Description: | xvi, 149 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Mixed messages -- Personal well-being -- Psychological needs -- Insecurity -- Fragile self-worth -- Poor relationships -- The chains of materialism -- Family, community, and the Earth -- Making change. |
| Responsibility: | Tim Kasser. |
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Abstract:
"In The High Price of Materialism, Tim Kasser offers a scientific explanation of how our contemporary culture of consumerism and materialism affects our everyday happiness and psychological health. Other writers have shown that once we have sufficient food, shelter, and clothing, further materialistic gains do little to improve our well-being. But Kasser goes beyond these findings to investigate how people's materialistic desires relate to their well-being. He shows that people whose values center on the accumulation of wealth or material possessions face a greater risk of unhappiness, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and problems with intimacy - regardless of age, income, or culture." "Kasser examines what happens when we organize our lives around materialistic pursuits. He looks at the effects on our internal experience and interpersonal relationships, as well as on our communities and the world at large. He shows that materialistic values actually undermine our well-being, as they maintain feelings of insecurity, weaken interpersonal ties, and make us feel less free. Kasser not only defines the problem, but proposes ways we can change ourselves, our families, and society to become less materialistic."--Jacket.
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