TY - BOOK AB - Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, studies why Americans believe and behave as if possessions will induce, increase, and enhance happiness. His inquiry provides ample psychological and historical insights as well as self-assessment quizzes on how much we spend and how vulnerable we are to status anxiety. AU - Roberts, James A. CN - HC110.C6 CN - HC110.C6 CY - New York : DA - c2011. ET - 1st ed. ID - 433263 KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - American Dream. KW - Materialism N2 - Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, studies why Americans believe and behave as if possessions will induce, increase, and enhance happiness. His inquiry provides ample psychological and historical insights as well as self-assessment quizzes on how much we spend and how vulnerable we are to status anxiety. PB - HarperOne, PP - New York : PY - c2011. SN - 9780062093608 SN - 0062093606 T1 - Shiny objects :why we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy / TI - Shiny objects :why we spend money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy / ER -