The overspent American  why we want what we don't need /  [videorecording] : 
 Why we want what we don't need  [videorecording] 
with Juliet Schor ; producer, kelly Garner 
 - United States :  Media Education Foundation,  2007 
 - 1 videodisc (DVD) (37 min.) :  sd., col. ;  12 cm. 
<br/><br/> Title from title screen 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/>Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner  Executive producers, Sut Jhally ; editor, camera, Kelly Garner 
<br/><br/>Juliet Schor 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><br/>In English with optional English and Spanish subtitles 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1893521915  RM827.50 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Consumer behavior--United States<br/>Consumption (Economics)--United States<br/>Credit--United States<br/>Debt--United States<br/>Finance, Personal--United States<br/>Lifestyles--United States