Bibliograph

Affluenza, how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back, John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor

Type

Label

Affluenza, how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back, John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Affluenza

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

844728863

Responsibility statement

John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor

Series statement

BK currents book

Sub title

how overconsumption is killing us-- and how we can fight back

Summary

We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. 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

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. Symptoms -- Feverish expectations -- All stuffed up -- Stressed to kill -- Family fractures -- Community chills -- Heart failure -- Social scars -- Resource exhaustion -- Industrial diarrhea -- A cancerous culture -- Pt. 2. Causes -- Early infections -- An ounce of prevention -- The road not taken -- An emerging epidemic -- The age of affluenza -- Spin doctors -- Pt. 3. Cures -- Diagnostic test -- Bed rest -- Affluholics anonymous -- Fresh air -- Back to work -- Building community -- Policy prescriptions -- Vital signs -- The glow of health

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