Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness. Affluenza 3rd edition mutation how overconsumption is. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Affluenza is hosted by national public radios engaging scott simon. Western society has a serious problem with mass consumption brought on by media, politics and societal institutions.
Naylor was professor emeritus of economics at duke university, and a radical thinker who was consulted by. Berrettkoehler publishers, 2005 political science 288. America, gore noted then, is holding ever more tightly to its habit of consuming larger and larger quantities every year of coal, oil, fresh air and water, trees, topsoil, and the thousand other substances. Nov 22, 20 john speaks briefly about his book, affluenza.
Affluenza has its heart in the right place but unfortunately fails in the execution, which is a shame since the message of the book is dead on. Sure, some of the book s more startling factual assertions are, on closer examination, somewhat distorted. Please provide a summary of chapters 16 of affluenza. Of these, corporate america has been chosen as the topic for this paper. Affluenza is a necessary book and a valuable introduction to some of the perils of our consumer driven capitalist society. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Now in its third edition, this book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endless. He is currently active in the happiness initiative.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read affluenza. Sure, some of the books more startling factual assertions are, on closer examination, somewhat distorted. Viewing consumerism with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three partssymptoms, origins, and treatment. This book was written to enlighten readers about how much americans spend, and the epidemic to have to have something, as soon as it comes out. We might feel a temporary high when we purchase more. Jul 16, 2001 affluenza is an eyeopening, soulprodding look at the wretched excess of todays american society. The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. Accordingly, the book is divided into three main parts. This could have been a good book, it is a topic we should all care about. Most recently, the term affluenza involves people who are unable to understand the consequences of their actions due to financial privileges. Naylor, believe to be a serious threat to both the human species and the rest of the planet. The all consuming epidemic brings up several issues ailing contemporary industrial society, such as deceptive mass advertisements, overpopulation, environment damaging toxic dumping, corporate greed, etc. Naylor was professor emeritus of economics at duke university, and a radical thinker who was consulted by governments and major.
More than 15 of his programs have been broadcast nationally in primetime on pbs, including the onehour documentary, affluenza. Many of us dont realize the problem until it is too late. When your time comes and your whole life flashes before. Since the industrial revolution, weve become addicted to shopping, believing we can buy happiness. Coauthor of the book affluenza is appalled by ethan. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Studies have shown that people who simplify their lives and consume less, are.
In the book, i argued that affluenzaa virus of materialism and overconsumption had huge costs for americans, one of the most serious of which was that in our pursuit of ever more stuff, we were working ourselves to the bone. Affluenza affects us and our society like a disease, and this book offers advice on how we can immunize ourselves against it. Affluenza is an eyeopening, soulprodding look at the wretched excess of todays american society. Click download or read online button to get affluenza book now. Treating it as a deliberately spread disease, they explain the symptoms, the origin, and the treatment. Environmentalist david wann is president of the sustainable futures society, and the author of ten books, including the new normal. Affluenza is a psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people. Based in part on the pbs television programs affluenza and escape from affluenza. In this book summary, youll learn about our current affliction with affluenza, and what we can do to solve it. Affluenza, how overconsumption is killing usand how to. Sure, affluenza is a polemic, but its a powerful one. Why overconsumption is killing us and how to fight back third edition to be released in february, 2014 and whats the economy for, anyway. They treat consumption as a disease and the books chapter looks at symptoms like shopping fever, rash of bankrupticies and the addictive virus. Here is chapter three from my book, making the case for time.
As the film points out, since the 1950s, americans have used more resources than everyone who ever lived before. The life and times of david brower, circle of plenty, green plans, and genetic time bomb, among many others. Less than fifteen years later, we have more than twice as many shopping centers as high schools. How overconsumption is killing usand how to fight back. The third edition of affluenza is in many ways a new book. They take an unflinching look at the train wreck of americas consumer culture and then extricate us from the wreckage by providing practical policies and achievable actions for building a healthier society. This book is about our serious addiction to consumption. Now in its third edition, 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. In the age of affluenza as we believe the decades surrounding the second millennium.
But this is a call to arms, not a scholarly dissection. Testimony from a psychologist in court referred to couch as having a case of affluenza as his defense, sparking a media frenzy about the term. Book description new edition, revised and updated affluenza, n. It is thought to have been first used in 1954, but was popularised in 1997 with a pbs documentary of the same name and the subsequent book. Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes.