The High Price of Materialism (Bradford Books)

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 material gains do little to
improve our well-being,
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,
Drawing on a
decade’s worth of empirical data, 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 perpetuate feelings of insecurity, weaken the ties that bind us,
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,

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• Author:Tim Kasser
• Binding:Kindle Edition
• Country:us
• DeweyDecimalNumber:302.17
• Edition:1
• Format:Kindle eBook
• Label:The MIT Press
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• Manufacturer:The MIT Press
• NumberOfItems:1
• NumberOfPages:165
• ProductGroup:eBooks
• ProductTypeName:ABIS_EBOOKS
• PublicationDate:2002-06-06
• Publisher:The MIT Press
• ReleaseDate:2002-09-01
• Studio:The MIT Press
• Title:The High Price of Materialism (Bradford Books)