Keeping up with the Joneses Envy in American Consumer Society, 189-193

Name: Keeping up with the Joneses Envy in American Consumer Society, 189-193
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ISBN: 9780812236866

ISBN-10: 0812236866

ISBN-13: 9780812236866

Edition: 2003

Authors: Susan J. Matt

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A century ago many Americans condemned envy as a destructive emotion and a sin. Today few Americans expect criticism when they express envy, and some commentators maintain that the emotion drives the economy. This shift in attitude is Susan Matt's central concern. Keeping up with the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930 examines a key transition in the meaning of envy for the American middle class. Although people certainly have experienced envy throughout history, the expansion of the consumer economy at the turn of the twentieth century dramatically reshaped the social role of the emotion. Matt looks at how different groups within the middle class--men in white-collar…

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List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 11/29/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.474



Introduction



City Women and the Quest for Status



Envy in the Office



""The Prizes of Life Lie Away from the Farm""



From ""Sturdy Yeoman"" to ""Hayseed'""



Coming of Age in Consumer Society


Conclusion


Notes


Index


Acknowledgments