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The social psychology of material possessions: to have is to be
Abstract
To have is to be - is that the question? biological accounts of possessions and property - the acquisitive instinct in modern disguise? the individual-centred approach - material possessions as parts of the extended self a social constructionist perspective - possessions as material symbols of identity possessions as symbolic expressions of identity material possessions as reflections of identity - gender, social-material position and social groups fine weather makes fine birds - the impact of material context on perceived identity the current Western conception of identity - the materialism-idealism paradox.
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Metadata
- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 1993-04-01
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 08
- Pages
- 30-4685-30-4685
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W2047349761
- Cited by
- 790
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- 0
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- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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