Consumption and Well-Being in the Material World
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Beschreibung
This volume addresses how we can find happiness and well-being in the material world. It builds on previous works that find that materialism is associated with lowered well-being (materialists are less happy) and that consumerism, in all its profusion, is harmful to environmental well-being. How can we use the money and possessions in our lives in the service of well-being? Apparently not by being materialistic. Can we benefit from the many wonders of the marketplace -- in technology, convenience and aesthetics -- without falling prey to the lures and dangers of excessive material preoccupation? Can we meet our material needs in ways that nourish growth and well-being? The authors of the chapters in this volume are on-going researchers into such questions. Herein you can learn about the hedonic benefits of thrift and of spending on experiences; how possessions can be beneficial; how different types of consumers spend money; cultural variations in conceptions of the "good life;" how we might reconcile environmental and consumer well-being; and how to measure the whole of human, economic, and environmental well-being. Taken all together, this collection finds grounds for compatibility between what's good for the consumer and what's good for the environment.
This volume appeals to academics, professionals, students and others interested in materialism and consumer well-being.
This volume addresses how we can find happiness and well-being in the material world. It builds on previous works that find that materialism is associated with lowered well-being (materialists are less happy) and that consumerism, in all its profusion, is harmful to environmental well-being. How can we use the money and possessions in our lives in the service of well-being? Apparently not by being materialistic. Can we benefit from the many wonders of the marketplace -- in technology, convenience and aesthetics -- without falling prey to the lures and dangers of excessive material preoccupation? Can we meet our material needs in ways that nourish growth and well-being? The authors of the chapters in this volume are on-going researchers into such questions. Herein you can learn about the hedonic benefits of thrift and of spending on experiences; how possessions can be beneficial; how different types of consumers spend money; cultural variations in conceptions of the "good life;" how we might reconcile environmental and consumer well-being; and how to measure the whole of human, economic, and environmental well-being. Taken all together, this collection finds grounds for compatibility between what's good for the consumer and what's good for the environment.
This volume appeals to academics, professionals, students and others interested in materialism and consumer well-being.
Addresses materialism and well-being from individual to global levels Applies positive psychology to the consumer domain Shows how money can be spent in support of well-being Strikes a middle ground between anti-consumerism and the promotions of the marketplace Grounded in findings by leading researchers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Miriam Tatzel
Themen in »Consumption and Well-Being in the Material World«
Consumer Behavior Consumer Types Consumer and Environmental Well-Being Consumption and Well-Being Culture and the Good Life Ecological Economics Experiential Purchases Frugality and Materialism Hedonic Adaptation Hedonic Benefits of Thrift Loneliness and Possession Love Materialism and Well-Being Money for Happiness Sustainable Well-Being