Affluenza : the all consuming epidemic / John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor in association with Redefining Progress ; illustrations by David Horsey ; foreword by Scott Simon.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 268 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 1576751511 (acidfree paper)
- Affluenza (Television program : 1997)
- Escape from affluenza (Television program : 1998)
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- HN60 .D396 2001
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more.
We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless working hours, and family conflict to rising debt, environmental pollution, and rampant commercialism are all symptoms of this global plague.
The new edition traces the role overconsumption played in the Great Recession, discusses new ways to measure social health and success (such as the Gross Domestic Happiness index), and offers policy recommendations to make our society more simplicity-friendly. The underlying message isn't to stop buying--it's to remember, always, that the best things in life aren't things.
"Based in part on the PBS television programs "Affluenza" and "Escape from affluenza."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259) and index.