Chapter Twelve. MATERIALISM AND MORAL RESTRAINT: THE ROLE OF ASCETIC AND EXPRESSIVE VALUES

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. Introduction. THE QUESTION OF MORAL RESTRAINT 1
5. PART ONE. THE UNREALIZED AMERICAN DREAM
6. Chapter One. HAVING IT ALL—AND WANTING MORE: THE SOCIAL SYMPTOMS OF CULTURAL DISTRESS 17
7. Chapter Two. MAKING CHOICES: FROM SHORT-TERM ADJUSTMENTS TO PRINCIPLED LIVES 37
8. Chapter Three. MORAL TRADITION: THE LOST AMBIVALENCE IN AMERICAN CULTURE 59
9. PART TWO. THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF MATERIAL LIFE
10. Chapter Four. SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES: THE DECOUPLING OF WORK AND MONEY 85
11. Chapter Five. ACCOUNTS: THE CHANGING MEANINGS OF WHITE-COLLAR WORK 105
12. Chapter Six. (NOT) TALKING ABOUT MONEY: THE SOCIAL SOURCES AND PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBJECTIVIZATION 138
13. Chapter Seven. GETTING AND SPENDING: THE MAINTENANCE AND VIOLATION OF SYMBOLIC BOUNDARIES 169
14. Chapter Eight. THE WORKING CLASS: CHANGING CONDITIONS AND CONVERGING PERSPECTIVES 206
15. PART THREE. THE PRECARIOUS SOURCES OF HUMAN VALUES
16. Chapter Nine. FAMILY LIFE: THE NEW CHALLENGES OF BALANCING MULTIPLE COMMITMENTS 241
17. Chapter Ten. REDISCOVERING COMMUNITY: THE CULTURAL POTENTIAL OF CARING BEHAVIOR AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 265
18. Chapter Eleven. THE QUEST FOR SPIRITUALITY: AMBIGUOUS VOICES FROM AMERICA’S RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES 292
19. PART FOUR. THE LANGUAGES OF MORAL DISCOURSE
20. Chapter Twelve. MATERIALISM AND MORAL RESTRAINT: THE ROLE OF ASCETIC AND EXPRESSIVE VALUES 331
21. Chapter Thirteen. THE POSSIBILITIES OF MORAL DISCOURSE: LIMITATIONS, ATHOLOGIES, AND CHALLENGES 357
22. METHODOLOGY 375
23. NOTES 377
24. INDEX 427