Affluenza is an epidemic which effects millions of people in the United States. "Until this century [20th]‚ to consume was considered a bad thing" says Jeremy Rifkin an expert on affluenza ( Gross ). The victims of affluenza are consumers who work long hours at a job they hate so they can buy things which they don ’t need ( Fight Club ). Like AIDS‚ affluenza has spread quickly throughout the United States showing no prejudice of race‚ sex or color. However‚ unlike AIDS‚ affluenza
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Affluenza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluenza Introduction: We always see new terms‚ expressions‚ language and terminology invading the language‚ especially in the field of education. Therefore‚ the language‚ any language in any given nation‚ if we watch close enough‚ then we probably would find many new words in the speech. However‚ this brings us to a term known as AFFLUENZA. So let us explore and look for what is the meaning of this new word in the English language‚ from where it
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therefore I know that I am’’. 1- The two crucial defining features of modern consumerism are emotion and desire False.. the two are emotion and desire and individualism 2- It’s quite clear that a distinctive channel of modern consumption is the extent to which good and services are bought by individuals for their own use. True.. 3- The two features support each other combining to define the nature of modern consumerism. True.. 4- Astrology cannot serve as a useful guide to an understanding
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Consumerism in America Why do people buy things they do not need? Whether it is the newest piece of technology‚ or even a pill that promises weight loss in a short period of time‚ even though they never saw an overwhelming need for them in the past‚ these newfound distractions seem to creep their way into their thoughts‚ making them think they have to own it. Either way these wastes of money are not new distractions‚ in fact they were bred first in the 18th century‚ “While spurred by the new colonial
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Affluenza: An Essay on Greed In American Finance and Culture "You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself." Ivan Boesky: Sentenced to prison for insider-trading‚ barred from dealing in securities‚ and ordered to pay $100 million in penalties‚ November 14th 1986. Greed has been a topic of religious‚ socio-economic‚ and moral discussion for centuries. Anthropologists have assigned it as one of the “mean genes” in human nature because without it‚ hunter gather societies
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history. We aspire to the lifestyles of the rich and famous at the cost of family‚ friends and personal fulfilment. Rates of stress‚ depression and obesity are up as we wrestle with the emptiness and endless disappointments of the consumer life. Affluenza pulls no punches‚ claiming our whole society is addicted to overconsumption. It tracks how much Australians overwork‚ the growing mountains of stuff we throw out‚ the drugs we take to ’self-medicate’ and the real meaning of ’choice’. Fortunately
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Affluenza is a painful‚ contagious‚ socially transmitted condition of overload‚ debt‚ anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. It is a powerful virus that has infected the American society‚ threatening our wallets‚ our friendships‚ our families‚ our communities‚ and our environment. Since the United States has become the economic model for most of the world this virus is now flowing freely on every continent. The costs and consequences of this disease are massive even though they
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02/11/2014 Summary of the introduction to Affluenza In the introduction of Affluenza‚ the authors，John De Graaf‚ David Wann and Thomas H. Naylor‚ describe a new epidemic disease called Affluenza that spreading all over the world from United States. According to the “Oxford English Dictionary”‚ the definition is “a painful‚ contagious‚ socially transmitted condition of overload‚ debt‚ anxiety‚ and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more”. The Affluenza has infected Americans’ society‚ and affect
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undoubtedly a benefit of living in a capitalistic society; however‚ there is also a flip side to which many scientists and philosophers call attention. This is the ideology of consumerism‚ which is often embodied in a consumer’s urge to purchase goods in ever-greater amounts‚ even if those goods that are not needed. Consumerism is supported by manufacturers‚ who do their best to sell their products by encouraging people to buy more and more. A solid example of this is the smartphone market. According
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Colin Campbell: the romantic ethic and the spirit of modern consumerism As the title suggests‚ campbells book is meant to be a companion volume to Max Weber’s classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. In Colin Campbell’s opinion‚ the latter only told half of the story (that of production)‚ and left unanswered fundamental questions relating to the other half (that of consumption). His aim was‚ therefore‚ to complement Weber’s narrative with its logical counterpart and to provide
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