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100	1		_aDe Graaf, John. _920574
245	1	0	_aAffluenza : _bthe all-consuming epidemic / _cJohn de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSan Francisco, CA : _bBerrett-Koehler Publishers Inc, _cc2005.
300			_axxii, 288 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aBased in part on the PBS television programs "Affluenza" and "Escape from Affluenza."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-275) and index.
520			_aUses the metaphor of a disease to explore how society has been affected by Americans' obsessive quest for material gain.
520			_aAffluenza should make us all realise that material possessions are never enough to satisfy spiritual hunger. The authors of Affluenza challenge us to think beyond the superficiality of individual economic demand to the deeper meaning of life." --Bill Bradley, former United States Senator and Presidential Candidate The first edition was a bestseller (more than 75,000 copies sold) that inspired a movement; now heavily revised, the second edition addresses today's "affluenza" with a new urgency, but also hope for recovery. Based on two highly acclaimed PBS documentaries, Affluenza uses the metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment, by the obsessive quest for material gain. With a new introduction and updated figures all throughout, this revised edition ups the ante for the continuing war we must wage against consumerism nationwide.
520			_aIn this indictment of consumerism, de Graaf et al. treat the social problem they call "affluenza" like a disease, discussing symptoms, treatment, and causes for this "painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." Individual, social, and environmental effects, historical causes, and solutions are detailed. The book is based on the TV documentary of the same name that aired in 1997, followed by Escape from Affluenza in 1998. The new edition has been updated and includes a study guide.
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650		0	_aQuality of life _zUnited States. _945086
650		0	_aWealth _zUnited States. _945087
650		0	_aConsumption (Economics) _zUnited States. _945088
650		7	_aQuality of life _zUnited States. _945086
650		7	_aWealth _zUnited States. _945087
650		7	_aConsumption (Economics) _zUnited States. _945088
700	1		_aWann, David. _920578
700	1		_aNaylor, Thomas H., _d1936- _920579
730	0		_aAffluenza (Television program : 1997) _945089
730	0		_aEscape from affluenza (Television program : 1998) _945090
830		0	_aBK currents book. _945091
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