Money, materialism, and the good life: Cultural perspectives

Is the good life happy, meaningful, or rich? This chapter examines folk theories or lay conceptions of the good life using a person perception paradigm. We review studies that compare how respondents weigh the importance of happiness, meaning, and wealth in judgments of quality of life. Although hap...

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Main Authors: SCOLLON, Christie N., WIRTZ, Derrick
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1497
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7368-4_6
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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