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Hood, Bruce

 
9780241409954: Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need
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ISBN 10 : 0241409950 ISBN 13 : 9780241409954
Editeur : Allen Lane, 2019

Synopsis

'Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own' Daniel Gilbert

How ownership came to own us - and what we can do about it


Our love affair with possessions seems to be all-consuming, even as we face economic and environmental breaking points. The global pandemic is a wake-up call that forces us to reassess what we value most in our lives, and yet we remain reluctant to change our ways when it comes to accumulating things. Why?


The answer is our need for ownership. A uniquely human preoccupation rooted in our biology, psychological ownership can be seen in everything from nations fighting over resources to the rise of political extremism.


Award-winning psychologist Bruce Hood draws on his own and international research to explain why ownership is an emotional state of mind that governs our behaviour from cradle to grave, even when it is often irrational and destructive. Does our shopping define us? What motivates us to buy more than we need? Why do some cultures favour shared community ownership and others individual? How does our urge to acquire control our behaviour in times of crisis?


Timely and persuasive, Possessed is the first book to explore how ownership has us in thrall to the relentless pursuit of a false happiness, with damaging consequences for society and the planet - and how we can stop buying into it.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bruce Hood is a professor of Developmental Psychology in Society at the University of Bristol and the author of SuperSense, The Self Illusion and The Domesticated Brain. He is an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the British Psychology Society and the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

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Éditeur
Allen Lane
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0241409950
ISBN 13 
9780241409954
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780190699918: Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need

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ISBN 10 :  0190699914 ISBN 13 :  9780190699918
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2019
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