The High Price of Materialism by Kasser, Tim -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Coverpage Half title The High Price of Materialism Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments 1 Mixed Messages 2 Personal Well-Being

Research from Our Lab Our First Study More Recent Work from Our Lab Another Way to Look at Materialism Summary Other Investigators, Same Findings The Research of the Cohens Consumer Research Other Cultures, Same Findings Summary

3 Psychological Needs

Psychological Needs Need Expression and Satisfaction Individual Differences in Internalization Summary

4 Insecurity

Materialism and the Family Parental Styles and Materialism Divorce Family Socioeconomic Status Materialism and the Nation The Cross-Cultural Work of Ronald Inglehart What Do Women Want in a Man? Materialism and Nonconscious Processes Dreams Death Summary

5 Fragile Self-Worth

Problems with Self-Esteem Never-Ending Discrepancies Too Ideal Rising Baselines Summary

6 Poor Relationships

Valuing Connectedness People as Objects Summary

7 The Chains of Materialism

Valuing Freedom Materialism, Intrinsic Motivation, and Flow How Rewards Undermine Intrinsic Motivation Public Self-Consciousness Materialism and Low-Flow Activities Pressure and Coercion Summary

8 Family, Community, and the Earth

Marriage Parenting Community The Earth Summary

9 Making Change Epilogue

Healthy Values, Healthy Society Making Change Personal Change Family Change Societal Change Summary

Notes Epilogue References Index

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