The economic psychology of everyday life /
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Imprint: | Hove ; Philadelphia, PA : Psychology Press, 2001. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 214 pages) : illustrations. |
Language: | English |
Series: | International series in social psychology International series in social psychology. |
Subject: | Economics -- Psychological aspects. Consumers. EĢconomie politique -- Aspect psychologique. Consommateurs. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Theory. Consumers. Economics -- Psychological aspects. Wissenschaft Economische psychologie. Consumentengedrag. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11173034 |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; An Introduction to Economic Psychology; How Can We Study the Economic Psychology of Everyday Life?; Psychology, Economics and the Economic Psychology of Everyday Life; The Early Years The Economic Problems of Childhood; Children and Commerce An Uneasy Relationship; The 'Wherewithal'; The Broader Picture; Summary and Conclusions; Becoming an Economic Adult; A First Job; A First Income; First Purchases; Discussion; Economic Behaviour in the Family; The Family as a Dynamic System; The Central Importance of Gender.
- Future Research ProblemsNew Problems in the Future; Economic Behaviour in Maturity; Individual Differences and Economic Behaviour; Buying: The Mature Consumer; Work and Unemployment; Discussion; The Golden Years? Economic Behaviour in Retirement; The Retirement Event; The State of Retirement; Economic Activity After Retirement; Frailty; Reconstructing the Past; Economic Life After Death; Concluding Remarks; Afterword; The New Millennium and the Postmo.