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Roberts, James A. (James Andrew)
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Consumption (Economics) -- United States.
American Dream.
Materialism -- United States.
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Shiny objects : why ...
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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.
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Roberts, James A. (James Andrew)
New York : HarperOne, c2011.
Subjects
Consumption (Economics) -- United States.
American Dream.
Materialism -- United States.
ISBN:
9780062093608 (hbk.)
0062093606 (hbk.)
9780061936647
0061936642
Description:
xi, 353 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
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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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.
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Aiea Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
339.47097 Ro
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339.47097 Ro
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