The Psychology of Money / Edition 1

by Michael Argyle, Adrian Furnham

Overview

This fascinating book examines such diverse and compelling subjects as: money and power, gender differences, morality and tax, the very rich, the poor, lottery and pools winners, how possessions and wealth affect self-image and esteem, why some people become misers and others gamblers, spendthrifts and tycoons, and why some people gain more pleasure from giving away money than from retaining it.
Comprehensive and cross-cultural, The Psychology of Money integrates fascinating and scattered literature from many disciplines, and includes the most recent material to date. It will be of interest to psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and to people interested in business and economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415146067
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Argyle, Adrian Furnham

Table of Contents

1: The psychology of money; 2: Attitudes to money; 3: Young people, socialisation and money; 4: Money and everyday life; 5: Money madness; 6: Possessions; 7: Money and the family; 8: Money at work; 9: Giving away money; 10: The very rich; 11: The economic model

Editorial Reviews

"[The authors] join forces to provide a compendium of research findings on what is known about the attitudinal underpinnings of economic decision making in contemporary western market economies.."
--Paul Schervish, "Contemporary Sociology

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