Affluenza: the all consuming epidemic
Social issues, Psychology, Politics and government, Economics, United States history, Business and economics, General non-fiction, Philosophy
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Investigates the worldwide epidemic of overconsumption, or "affluenza," defining the phenomenon as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." Explores the condition's causes and symptoms and offers suggestions… for returning to more enduring values. Based on two PBS documentaries. 2001