Dittmar, Helga <br/><br/>
Consumer culture, identity and well-being  the search for the "good life" and the "body perfect" /  [electronic resource] : 
Helga Dittmar ; with contributions from Emma Halliwell ... [et al.] 
 - Hove [England] ;  New York :  Psychology Press,  2008 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 271 p.) :  ill. 
 - European monographs in social psychology .
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-248) and index 
<br/><br/>Understanding the impact of consumer culture -- To have is to be? : psychological functions of material possessions -- Consuming passions? : psychological motives for buying consumer goods -- Is this as good as it gets? : materialistic values and well-being -- I shop therefore I am? : compulsive buying and identity-seeking -- Does size matter? : the impact of ultra-thin media models on women's body image and advertising effectiveness -- Think "ideal" and feel bad? : using self-discrepancies to understand negative media effects -- What is beautiful and who is "cool"? : consumer culture and socialisation -- What is the price of consumer culture? : consequences, implications and the cage within 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203496305 (electronic bk.) 0203496302 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Consumption (Economics)--Psychological aspects<br/>Acquisitiveness<br/>Identity (Psychology)<br/>Well-being<br/>Social values