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	Affluenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism.
		According to the 2005 Australian book titled Affluenza by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss, the term was popularized in the United States by the 1997 documentary of the same name from KCTS and Seattle and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
		Their conclusion is as follows: "Since the early 1990s, Australia has been infected by affluenza, a growing and unhealthy preoccupation with money and material things.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Affluenza (554 words)

	The Affluenza Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Individually, affluenza is a dysfunctional relationship with money/wealth, or the pursuit of it.
		The Affluenza Project is founded and directed by Jessie H. O'Neill, MA, a licensed therapist and author of The Golden Ghetto: The Psychology of Affluence.
		Affluenza is not simply "a rich person's disease." Because affluenza separates us from one another -- and from ourselves -- both our personal and professional productivity decreases and all of society suffers.
	www.affluenza.com (331 words)

	Body & Sold - National - theage.com.au
		For people infected by affluenza, more is never enough, yet they fail to understand that more consumption will not allay their feelings of discontent.
		The affluenza spiral is intimately connected to these unsustainable activities - excessive indebtedness, overwork and wasteful consumption - and the resulting pressures help to explain the plague of psychological disorders, alienation and distress that characterises modern Australia.
		Australia's political system invigorates affluenza by promoting the values of the market and by validating the sense of deprivation felt by people who are wealthy by any objective measure.
	theage.com.au /news/National/Body--Sold/2005/05/28/1117129931547.html (3497 words)

	Amazon.ca: Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic: Books: John De Graaf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The feeling you get reading Affluenza is quite different; the authors appear well-read, well-rounded and intelligent, knowledgable beyond the content of their book but smart enough to realise that we need a short, sharp jolt to recognise our current ailment.
		They define "affluenza" as "a painful, contagious, socially-transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more" and examine the spiraling cycle of overconsumption, spending, stress, and broken relationships caused by America's obsession with uncontrolled economic growth at any cost.
		Affluenza is a necessary book and a valuable introduction to some of the perils of our consumer driven capitalist society.
	amazon.ca /Affluenza-All-Consuming-Epidemic-John-Graaf/dp/1576751996 (2200 words)

	The Affluenza Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The psychological dynamics of affluenza are more complex, and more harmful, than one popularized definition of affluenza as merely "a rich person's disease." People across all socio-economic levels buy into the overriding value within our culture that money solves all problems, thus denial of money-related difficulties is supported by society.
		Affluenza is frequently accompanied by all manners of addictive/compulsive behaviors.
		The Affluenza Project was established to further awareness and understanding of affluenza, its symptoms and solutions in individuals, organizations and globally.
	www.affluenza.com /aboutaff.html (949 words)

	Affluenza
		Affluenza: an unhappy condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from dogged pursuit of more.
		Affluenza causes people to neglect their neighbors and communities.
		Affluenza encourages satisfaction of desire at the expense of reason.
	instruct.westvalley.edu /lafave/affluenza.html (575 words)

	MediaRights: Film: Affluenza
		AFFLUENZA is a groundbreaking film that diagnoses a serious social disease - caused by consumerism, commercialism and rampant materialism - that is having a devastating impact on our families, communities, and the environment.
		With the help of historians and archival film, AFFLUENZA reveals the forces that have dramatically transformed us from a nation that prized thriftiness - with strong beliefs in "plain living and high thinking" - into the ultimate consumer society.
		They are working and shopping less, spending more time with friends and family, volunteering in the communities, and enjoying their lives more.
	www.mediarights.org /film/affluenza (181 words)

	Amazon.com: Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic: Books: John De Graaf,David Wann,Thomas H. Naylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The book Affluenza is common ground for many victims who toss and turn, trying to wake up from a value system in which people are too often treated like machines, and machines are too often treated like people.
		Affluenza has a three-step strategy: to present the symptoms of a disease that often feels deceptively pleasant, like an addiction; to trace the epidemic back to its historical sources; and then to offer dozens of concrete ways to Beat the Bug.
		In their fifty-item affluenza self-diagnosis test, they perhaps inadvertently mix in wealth creation and savings priorities and activities with consumption, when they cite concern over one's financial investments (#17) and goals (#43) as signs of consumption.
	amazon.com /Affluenza-All-Consuming-Epidemic-John-Graaf/dp/1576751511 (3452 words)

	Affluenza: Might As Well Face It...
		"Affluenza," a one hour special that will air throughout the US September 15, 1997 (check local stations for exact schedule); sorry, non-US readers, you won't be able to see it but what you'll read below is pertinent to you too.
		"Affluenza" tells the tale of our modern addiction to "stuff," the material goods, possession accreting, good life keeping up with the Jonses, whoever dies with the most toys wins, material girl, economic growth uber alles toward the nirvana of accumulation history of the twentieth century.
		Not to say there aren't plenty of people whose lives would seriously benefit with some key additional possessions, but the fact is that millions live surrounded by plenty with gaping holes at the heart of their lives.
	www.natlogic.com /resources/nbl/v06/n18.html (580 words)

	Affluenza
		The easiest way to define affluenza is the quest for the most possessions, money and overall stuff.
		Many people see affluenza’s epidemic roofed to the obsessive, almost religious quest for economic expansion and to be head of the social class, which has now been deemed the "American Dream".
		This theory of affluenza is passed on and subliminally passed on to our children.
	scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu /rv/es204/reviews/bw.html (1130 words)

	Resource: Affluenza: The All Consuming Epidemic
		For example, among the symptoms of affluenza can be the clutter of too many possessions, unused and broken stuff, lack of time, diminished family life, lack of meaning in one's life, and chronic dissatisfaction.
		This 268-page book is based on two highly acclaimed PBS documentaries: "Affluenza" and "Escape from Affluenza" (see http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/ and http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/escape/index.html) These videos are available for free loan for Minnesota residents from the MPCA Education Clearinghouse by contacting 651/215-0232 or 800/877-6300.
		Affluenza is available in many public libraries and also retails new for $24.95 in hardback or $17.95 in paperback.
	www.nextstep.state.mn.us /res_detail.cfm?id=1132 (163 words)

	Affluenza's Symptoms
		De Graaf was discussing his 1997 PBS documentary, Affluenza, the essence of which was integrated into a 2001 book of the same name about America's cultural "disease" of epidemic proportions with more depth, more examples, more symptoms and more evidence.
		Affluenza explains how credit card companies push instant gratification and encourage customers to carry as much debt as possible.
		One of the political prescriptions for Affluenza, found in chapter 28, is meaningful campaign finance reform.
	www.commondreams.org /views02/0105-03.htm (878 words)

	Affluenza - psychology articles on the effects of wealth
		The impact of Affluenza and Wealth on family members and the different needs and challenges it creates for the "newly rich" and the "old money".
		One of the reasons for not being able to handle wealth is known as 'Affluenza'.
		Affluenza, by its simple definition, is an unbalanced relationship with money/wealth, or the pursuit of it.
	www.affluenza-and-wealth.com /AFF_articles.html (1936 words)

	The American way of life
		"Affluenza", according to the authors, is "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more".
		Affluenza is based on two highly regarded documentaries, Affluenza and Escape From Affluenza, telecast on the PBS channel in the late 1990s.
		The authors rightly emphasise that one of the most distressing aspects of affluenza is what they call "childhood affluenza".
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl2125/stories/20041217000307300.htm (2878 words)

	John de Graaf and “Affluenza” -- Featured Artists -- Center for Social Media
		I was reading a magazine article and the word affluenza was a throwaway word in a sentence and it was like the light bulb that goes on over the head of a cartoon character.
		He’s been saying that he’s the cure for affluenza, that it’s all just “liberal guilt” and that if you’re over-consuming, you should be proud because you’re contributing to the productivity of the economy.
		For instance, Maine’s governor referenced it in his State of the State address a few years ago when he said he was going to model the state environmental policy on the ideas in the film.
	www.centerforsocialmedia.org /artists/john_de_graaf_and_affluenza (3686 words)

	Affluenza: PBS Program on the Epidemic of Overconsumption
		Affluenza is a one-hour television special that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and overconsumption.
		Escape from Affluenza is the solution-oriented sequel to Affluenza.
		Hosted by Wanda Urbanska, co-author of Simple Living, Escape picks up where Affluenza left off by profiling people and organizations that are reducing consumption and waste, choosing work that reflects their values and working to live in better balance with the environment.
	www.pbs.org /kcts/affluenza (168 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Affluenza: The All-consuming Epidemic: Books: David Wann,John De Graaf,Thomas H. Naylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Affluenza should make us all realise that material possessions are never enough to satisfy spiritual hunger.
		Based on two highly acclaimed PBS documentaries, Affluenza uses the metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment, by the obsessive quest for material gain.
		As the title suggests Affluenza is a modern disease to do with affluence, over-consumption and the materialistic world.
	amazon.co.uk /Affluenza-All-consuming-Epidemic-David-Wann/dp/1576753573 (733 words)

	Affluenza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Engaging, fast-paced, and accessible, Affluenza takes a hard look at a complex and serious issue, revealing ways of living and working that make more sense and are, ultimately, more satisfying.
		Affluenza is the perfect spoonful of sugar to make the important medicine go down, redirecting ourselves to the joys of simpler, more frugal ways of living.
		Affluenza provides a witty, informed roadmap out of this unfulfilling dead end, and describes sustainable alternatives that are stimulating, healthy, diverse, and fun.
	bkconnection.com /ProdDetails.asp?ID=1576751511&PG=1&Type=BL&PCS=BKP (711 words)

	Money Management Resources - Affluenza
		Voluntary simplicity is presented as one of many “cures” to the outbreak of Affluenza.
		Summary: Affluenza traces the historic roots of the disease, explores the advertising and marketing ploys designed to sustain it, and offers concrete advice about how we can find a cure.
		Tools for Teachers: A sequel video, Escape from Affluenza, focuses on creative ways people are changing their wasteful ways.
	www.cofchrist.org /moneymgmt/reviews/affluenza.asp (265 words)

	BatesNow \| 9/28/2004 \| Bates College to show influential documentary 'Affluenza'
		Written and co-produced by John de Graaf, "Affluenza" is the first in a documentary film series at Bates about environmental issues.
		Combining personal stories, vintage film clips and expert commentary, "Affluenza" uses a disease metaphor to examine American materialism —; which, according to distributor Bullfrog Films, "is having a devastating impact on our families, communities and the environment." The film was produced by de Graaf and Vivia Boe and is hosted by public radio's Scott Simon.
		He was co-producer, writer and editor of the popular "Affluenza" specials and more than a dozen other national prime-time specials.
	www.bates.edu /affluenza9-28-04.xml (352 words)

	Affluenza - The Population Coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Based on two highly acclaimed PBS documentaries, Affluenza uses the whimsical metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done–to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment –by the obsessive quest for material gain that has become the core principle of the American Dream.
		The authors show that problems like loneliness and rising debt, longer working hours and environmental pollution, family conflict and rampant commercialism are actually symptoms caused by a single "disease": affluenza, the never-ending search for more.
		Affluenza offers prescriptions that deliver greater value for the money, time, and energy spent each day; for augmenting individual efforts with political remedies; for inoculating ourselves against advertising; for using technology and inspired design to minimize the side-effects of overconsumption; and more.
	www.popco.org /irc/affluenza/index.html (841 words)

	Escape from Affluenza \| Bullfrog Films
		This video shows audiences how to declare their independence from the epidemic of rampant consumerism and materialism ailing Americans and our environment by adopting the practices of simple living.
		Like AFFLUENZA, this sequel uses expert commentary, thought-provoking vignettes and humor to show how people can reduce their consumption and simplify their lives.
		Affluenza: Diagnoses the "disease" of materialism and prescribes its antidote, simple living.
	www.bullfrogfilms.com /catalog/efa.html (366 words)

	Word Spy - affluenza
		We are three times richer than in the 1950s, and diseases particular to "affluenza" clog our social and individual arteries.
		Critiques of affluenza go deeper than puritanical dismay at the aggressive vulgarity of materialism.
		The centrepiece of the argument is that we are obsessed privately with more income and better goods, and collectively with "growth" and "progress".
	www.wordspy.com /words/affluenza.asp (264 words)

	DataNomics - Consumer Financial Literacy Pages -- Affluenza (RTPnet)
		Affluenza can be cured with a sulfa drug.
		The Center for a New American Dream Helping Americans change the way they consume to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and promote social justice.
		Affluenza is a production of KCTS/Seattle and Oregon Public Broadcasting and was made possible by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts.
	www.rtpnet.org /rulisonm/cfl/production/cfl_affluenza.shtml (400 words)

	Escape from Affluenza (1998) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		from Barnes Corners, NY The original, Affluenza (a PBS special), set out to convince us (Americans) that we're using far too many resources and creating far too much waste - not hard to sell.
		This time around, the producers spend more time showing us people actually living within a 'smaller footprint.' It's less engaging than the first, but still quite informative.
		"Affluenza" sets up "Escape from Affluenza." If you're just having trouble falling asleep, watch this one.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0325324 (290 words)

	eBay - Book: Affluenza (ISBN: 1576751996) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Affluenza by David Wann, John De Graaf, Thomas H. Naylor (2002)
		Based on the much heralded PBS show, AFFLUENZA blends humor and social commentary to warn about the dangers of being overconsumers.
		The wit aside, the book also provides new ways of looking at and structuring family and community infrastructures to better keep ourselves in check, less we consume ourselves out of house and home.
	product.ebay.com /Affluenza_ISBN_1576751996_W0QQfvcsZ1388QQsoprZ2259157 (276 words)

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