Toxic Wealth : : how the Culture of Affluence can Harm us and our Children
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The American dream and the myth that wealth brings happiness -- The culture of affluence and the unrelenting pressure to achieve -- The disconnect between affluent parents and their children -- The negative aspects of having wealth -- Promoting class envy and class warfare -- Professionals' attitudes toward the affluent -- How to cope with negative stereotypes -- Raising confident, competent, and connected children -- Relationship issues among the affluent -- The midlife crisis among the affluent -- Substance abuse among the affluent -- Problems with inheritances -- When we lose our wealth : a postscript for a bad economy.
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PUBLISHED
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger/ABC-CLIO, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 216 p. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780313359910
0313359911
9780313359927
031335992X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Twaite, James A., 1946-
SUBJECTS
Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Wealth -- Psychological aspects.
Rich people -- Psychology.
Children of the rich -- Psychology.