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Affluenza

(56 min., 1997, VC 3060)

America HomePage

"Black Friday" sale
28 November 2008

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Shop 'till you Drop (52 min., 2010, DVD tba)

Eisenberg, Lee. (2009). Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What. NY: Free Press.

Anthropocene: Have humans created a new geological age? -- BBC News (10 May 2011)

 

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Af-flu-en-za n. 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth. 4. A television program that could change your life.

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"Uses personal stories, expert commentary and old film clips to illustrate the causes and consequences of consumerism in American society."

 

Affluenza -- PBS

• All About Affluenza
  
  
• Diagnosis
  
  
• Treatment
  
  
  • Tips for Beating Affluenza
    
    
  • Teacher's Guide
    
    
  • Viewer's Guide
    
    
  • Spread the Word
    
    
  • Resources
    
    
• Bugbuster Profiles
  
  
• 100 Ways to Escape from Affluenza
  
  

The Affluenza Project

"Affluenza": A Review -- by Gary Foreman

Links and information about Affluenza -- Wonderful World of Diseases

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD): Oniomania

• Compulsive shopping disorder: It's no joke -- Pat Curry, Bankrate.com
• A review of compulsive buying disorder -- DONALD W BLACK, World Psychiatry. 2007 February; 6(1): 14–18.
• Wikipedia Information
  • Addiction
  • Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) -- Wikipedia
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Wikipedia
  • Oniomania (CBD) -- Wikipedia
  • Retail therapy -- Wikipedia