The culture of excess : how America lost self-control and why we need to redefine success /
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 pla...
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Praeger,
[2009]
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Table of 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.