The emotional life of money : how money changes the way we think and feel / Mary Cross.
Beyond being an essential medium of exchange, money carries deep psychological significance: having enough of it confers power and status and provides the potential to sustain our lifestyle and fulfill our desires. Not having money triggers a breadth of negative emotions. This book explores the psyc...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 161 pages ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction
- The emotional side of money: how money changes the way we think and feel
- Your money script: uncovering the sources of your feelings about money
- What is money? a very brief history of currency
- Money changes everything: does money buy happiness?
- Money psych: why we act the way we do around money
- Gender and money: bias, behavior, and inequality
- Money madness: pathologies and disorders
- How we make decisions about money: behavioral economics.