The Why of Consumption : Contemporary Perspectives on Consumer Motives, Goals and Desires (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: The Why of Consumption 2. Consumer Goal Structures and Goal Determination Processes: An Integrative Framework 3. The Role of Emotions in Goal-Directed Behaviour 4. Minimizing Negative Emotions as a Decision Goal: Investigating Emotional Trade-Off Difficulty 5. The Role of Approach/Avoidance Asymmetries in Motivated Belief Formation and Change 6. The Missing Streetcare Named Desire 7. Postmodern Consumer Goals Made Easy!!!! 8. Authenticating Acts and Authoritative Performances: Questing for Self and Community 9. Representations of Women's Identities and Goals: The Past Fifty Years in Film and Television 10. The Urge to Buy: A Uses and Gratifications Perspective on Compulsive Buying 11. On Selling Brotherhood Like Soap: Influencing Everyday Disposal Decisions 12. Timestyle and Consuming Time: Why We Do What We Do With Our Time 13. Using Narratives to Discern Self-Identity Related Consumer Goals and Motivations 14. The Power of Metaphor