Symboliczna natura pieniędzy Ujęcie psychologiczne
The symbolic nature of money. A psychological perspective

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this paper is to review studies showing the dual nature of money: instrumental versus symbolic. Results from both cultural anthropology and social or economic psychology are presented. They indicate that money is not fungible, i.e., people use it depending on its source. Other experiments show that money regulates social behavior and helps people to cope with existential anxieties. One of the studies indicates that money changes social behavior not only among adults but also among children who do not possess knowledge about its main economic functions.

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