Consumption matters
Subtitle: a psychological perspective
By: Cathrine Jansson-Boyd
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230201170
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Shopping; Social aspects; Environmental aspects; PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology; Consumer behavior; PSYCHOLOGY / Personality; Psychological aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Description: "Can shopping make you happy? How do the things you consume mould your identity? Jansson-Boyd provides an engaging and lively introduction to consumer issues that encompasses shopping, the influence of the media, the environment and more. The book will interest readers that have questioned how living in a consumer society affects human behaviour"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Living in a consumer society; title: Young Consumers; title: When shopping becomes a burden; title: Consuming the environment; title: Changing our identities by changing our possessions; title: A moment on the lips is a lifetime on the hips; title: Shopping for happiness; title: Out of sight out of mind.