The challenge of affluence : self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950

The challenge of affluence : self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950 / Avner Offer.

Author/creator	Offer, Avner
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description	xviii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Wealth--Social aspects --United States. Wealth--Social aspects --Great Britain. Social values--United States. Social values--Great Britain. Quality of life--United States. Quality of life--Great Britain.

Contents	I: Evaluating affluence -- Economic welfare measurement and human well-being -- Passions and interests: self-control and well-being -- Choice: myopic and rational -- The economy of regard -- II: In the market place -- The mask of intimacy: advertising and the quality of life -- Body weight and self-control -- Household appliances and the use of time -- The American automobile frenzy of the 1950s -- Driving prudently: American and European -- III: Self and others -- Affluence and the pursuit of status -- Inequality hurts -- All you need is love? Mating since the 1950s -- Women and children last: the retreat from commitment.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-444) and index.
LCCN	2005029740
ISBN	0198208537 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780198208532 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780198208532

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HC110.W4 O32 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold