Keeping up with the Joneses : envy in American consumer society, 1890-1930

Keeping up with the Joneses : envy in American consumer society, 1890-1930 / Susan J. Matt.

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: E...

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Main Author: Matt, Susan J. (Susan Jipson), 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Social values > United States > History.
Envy > Social aspects.
Social status > United States > History.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects > United States.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
Envy > Social aspects
Social change
Social status
Social values
United States
History
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