The culture of excess how America lost self-control and why we need to redefine success
Title:
The culture of excess how America lost self-control and why we need to redefine success
Author:
Slosar, J. R. (Jay R.)
ISBN:
9780313377693
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxvii, 205 p.)
Contents:
Cultural narcissism 2.0 -- Marketplace mania -- Digital coping: loss, reality, and self-deception -- (Un)meaningful comparisons -- Health care: waste, excess, and brokers -- Social narcissism: images, reality, and heroes -- Multiple identity: isn't that special -- Generation we.
Abstract:
The Culture of Excess is the first book to assess the impact of economic and social factors on the nation's psychological well-being. Narcissism, productive narcissism, psychopathy, rigidity and self destruction, perfectionism, the illusion of success, and identity achievement all come into play as Slosar diagnoses the psychological drivers behind this indulgent age, offering his prescription for helping "Generation Me" become "Generation We."--Publisher description.
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Electronic Access:
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