Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The challenge of affluence

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

762952327

Responsibility statement

Avner Offer

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

self-control and well-being in the United States and Britain since 1950

Summary

Since the 1940s Americans and Britons have experienced rising material abundance, but also a range of social and personal disorders, including family breakdown, obesity and addiction. Drawing on the latest cognitive research, Avner Offer presents a detailed and reasoned critique of the modern consumer society

Target audience

specialized

Classification