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008			160316s2007 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781848720626
040			_cn
082			_a306.300000 _bDIT
100			_aDittmar Helga
245			_aConsumer culture, identity and wel-being : The search for the good life and the body perfect
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2007
300			_a271p _cxvii
365			_b Rs. 2,493
505			_aTable of contents 1. Understanding the Impact of Consumer Culture; 2. To Have is to Be? Psychological Functions of Material Possessions; 3. Consuming Passions? Psychological Motives for Buying Consumer Goods; 4. Is this as Good as it Gets? Materialistic Values and Well-Being; 5. I Shop Therefore I Am? Compulsive Buying and Identity-Seeking; 6. Does Size Matter? The Impact of Ultra-Thin Media Models on Women's Body Image and on Advertising Effectiveness; 7. Think 'Ideal' and Feel Bad? Using Self-Discrepancies to Understand Negative Media Effects; 8. What is Beautiful and Who is 'Cool'? Consumer Culture and Socialisation; 9. What is the Price of Consumer Culture? Consequences, Implications, and the Cage Within.
650			_a1. Consumption - Economics - Psychological Aspects2. Identity - Psychology3. Acquisitiveness
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