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The overspent American [videorecording] : why we want what we don't need / with Juliet Schor ; producer, kelly Garner

Contributor(s): Publication details: United States : Media Education Foundation, 2007Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmISBN:
  • 1893521915
Other title:
  • Why we want what we don't need [videorecording]
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Contents:
The cycle of work and spend -- Stretching reference groups -- The visible lifestyle -- The costs of overspending -- Getting off the consumer escalator -- Downshifting -- Kid spending -- Lipstick -- SUV advertising
Production credits:
  • Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner
Juliet SchorSummary: Film explains the cultural forces behind Americans overspending in order to demonstrate material success. The overspent American challenges the inevitability of the consumer lifestyle by proposing alternatives to the work and spend cycle that has so many Americans feeling trapped and fulfilled
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The cycle of work and spend -- Stretching reference groups -- The visible lifestyle -- The costs of overspending -- Getting off the consumer escalator -- Downshifting -- Kid spending -- Lipstick -- SUV advertising

Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner

Juliet Schor

Film explains the cultural forces behind Americans overspending in order to demonstrate material success. The overspent American challenges the inevitability of the consumer lifestyle by proposing alternatives to the work and spend cycle that has so many Americans feeling trapped and fulfilled

In English with optional English and Spanish subtitles

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