Serious Shopping: Psychotherapy and Consumerism

by Baker Adrienne and Adrienne Baker

The phenomenon of addictive shopping is a popular subject for the media. The stereotype of those who indulge in it - women who are affluent and slightly bored does not present an accurate picture. In this book the contributors, from either personal or theoretical perspectives, convey something of the desperation of the shopping experience. This book examines all aspects of the shopping experience, including shop lifting and shopping as a way of dealing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853434833
• ISBN13: 9781853434839
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Free Association Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"