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Toxic wealth : how the culture of affluence can harm us and our children / Orla Cashman and James A. Twaite.
Publication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger/ABC-CLIO, c2009.Description: 216 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780313359910 :
- 0313359911 :
- HB835 .C37 2009
Contents:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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