Full pockets,empty lives: a psychoanalytic exploration of the contemporary culture of greed |
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Authors: | Wachtel Paul L |
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Institution: | (1) Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, City College of CUNY, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031 |
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Abstract: | This paper offers a psychoanalytic exploration of the dynamics of greed in individual lives and ways that those dynamics both reflect and influence the surrounding culture. The paper discusses the contradictions associated with the consumerist pursuit of wealth and goods, and finds evidence for the failure of such pursuit to provide the satisfaction that is anticipated. It also examines the implications for psychoanalytic theorizing on the ways in which ongoing social forces and institutions contribute to shaping the psyche. |
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Keywords: | Horney society greed envy materialism consumer |
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