The challenge of affluence
self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950
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Word Count
113,500 words, Guess
Page Count
454 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3413600M
- ISBN-139780198208532
- ISBN-100198208537
- OCLC Control Number62132281
- OCLC Control Numberchallengeofafflu00offe
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005029740
- Goodreads584851
- LibraryThing1235739
Classifications
- DDC306.30973/09045
- LCCHC110.W4 O32 2006
Alternate Titles
- Self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950
Description
"Avner Offer argues that a sense of well-being has lagged behind affluence in these societies because they present an environment in which consistent choices are difficult to achieve and in which the capacity for personal and social commitment is undermined by the flow of novelty. His approach draws on economics and social science, makes use of the latest cognitive research, and provides a detailed and reasoned critique of modern consumer society, especially the assumption that freedom of choice necessarily maximizes individual and social well-being."--Jacket.
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