Screen LibraryIs American society too materialistic?
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| Published: |
Greenhaven Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Detroit |
| Publication Dates: | c2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
At issue |
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| Carrier Form: | 143 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0737733950 (lib. : alk. paper) 9780737733952 (lib. : alk. paper) 0737733969 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780737733969 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F171 |
| CLC: |
F171.247 F014.5 |
| Call Number: | F014.5/I731 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138) and index. Consumerism is harmful / John F. Schumaker -- Consumerism creates a healthy economy / W. Michael Cox, Richard Alm -- Simplicity offers a healthy alternative to materialism / Wendy Priesnitz -- Luxury spending spurs a healthy desire for self-improvement / James B. Twitchell -- Corporate marketing is responsible for children's materialism / Jonathan Rowe, Gary Ruskin -- Parents are responsible for children's embrace of consumer culture / James J. Farrell -- Consumerism harms the environment / S.M. John Kennedy -- Environmental harm caused by consumerism is overstated / Jack Hollander -- Buying leads to happiness / Hillary Johnson -- Materialism leads to unhappiness / Tim Kasser -- Consumerism is empowering to teens / Jim Pooler -- Materialism undermines the family / Patricia Dalton -- Materialism has led to a credit culture / Brett Williams -- Materialism leads to a lack of community / John De Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor -- Breaking away from materialism / Bill Talen. |